Mark Twain quotes are revered for their wisdom, just like MLK quotes. Born Samuel Clemens, Twain was a very successful writer, publishing American classics like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer in 1876, ...

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As San Francisco’s summer lives up to its blustery reputation with a colder-than-usual run of chilly, foggy weather, an oft-repeated quote is again making the rounds: “The coldest winter I ever spent ...

People frequently tell Ralph Shortell ’66 that he looks a lot like Mark Twain. In response, Shortell adopts the manner of the 19th century author and humorist and speaks from beneath his flowing white ...

He’s been there as Eddie Murphy yukked it up in the Oval Office with President Obama, and he came to the rescue amid a bodyguard-related White House snafu involving Paul McCartney, but now the ...