The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. - Mark Twain
In every particular state of the world, those nations which are strongest tend to prevail over the others; and in certain marked peculiarities the strongest tend to be the best.
The declaration of love marks the transition from chance to destiny, and that's why it is so perilous and so burdened with a kind of horrifying stage fright.
The most characteristic mark of a great mind is to choose some one important object, and pursue it for life.
Mark Zuckerberg: I was drunk, and angry, and stupid... Marylin Delpy: ...and Blogging. Mark Zuckerberg: And Blogging.
I save her marked-up manuscripts as an unluckier husband might save love letters.
Howl: So, what do you have in your pocket, Sophie? Old Sophie: Huh? [Finds a folded piece of paper] Old Sophie: What is this? Howl: Give it to me. [paper burns leaving marks on the table] Markl: Scorch marks! Howl, can you read them? Howl: That is an...
Eduardo Saverin: Mark. Mark! Sean Parker: He's wired in. Eduardo Saverin: Sorry? Sean Parker: He's wired in. Eduardo Saverin: Is he? Sean Parker: Yes. [takes Mark's laptop and smashes it down on the desk, destroying it] Eduardo Saverin: How about now...
[first lines] Mark Zuckerberg: Did you know there are more people with genius IQs living in China than there are people of any kind living in the United States? Erica Albright: That can't possibly be true. Mark Zuckerberg: It is. Erica Albright: What...
These three are the marks of a Jew---a tender heart, self-respect, and charity.
Actually it was the mark of the stupid, which is what you get for sitting under a tree during a thunderstorm.
Irony - The modern mode: either the devil’s mark or the snorkel of sanity.
I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.
It took me about 12 years to reach my million-word mark. The challenge now is to continue to challenge myself.
The reason there's a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address.
He that raises a large family does, indeed, while he lives to observe them, stand a broader mark for sorrow; but then he stands a broader mark for pleasure too.
It is the mark of a great man that he puts to flight all ordinary calculations. He is at once sublime and touching, childlike and of the race of giants.
To do easily what is difficult for others is the mark of talent. To do what is impossible for talent is the mark of genius.
If you would hit the mark, you must aim a little above it.
Carol: Mark, he's a knight. Mark: He's just a fast food knight.
A hack writer who would not have been considered fourth rate in Europe." (on Mark Twain)
