This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
No one, ever, can give the exact measure of his needs, his apprehensions, or his sorrows; and human speech is like a cracked cauldron on which we bang out tunes that make bears dance, when we want to move the stars to pity.
H. L. Mencken, fully Henry Louis Mencken
I believe in the complete freedom of thought and speech ? alike for the humblest man and the mightiest, and in the utmost freedom of conduct that is consistent with living in organized society.
Gustavo Dudamel and the Teresa Carreño Youth Orchestra
I think it's a very important collaboration between the conductor and the orchestra - especially when the conductor is one more member of the orchestra in the way that you are leading, but also respecting, feeling and building the same way for all the players to understand the music.
Future |
H. L. Mencken, fully Henry Louis Mencken
I never lecture, not because I am shy or a bad speaker, but simply because I detest the sort of people who go to lectures and don't want to meet them.
Controversy | Love | People |
H. L. Mencken, fully Henry Louis Mencken
Immorality: the morality of those who are having a better time.
Why was life so unsatisfactory? Why did everything she leaned on crumble instantly to dust?
The gardener's dog does not eat lettuce and will not let others eat it.
Age |
The fox advised the others to cut off their tails, because he had left his own in the trap.
No good lawyer ever goes to court himself.
Ability | Balance | Technology | Work |
No one ever became poor through giving alms.