To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only ...

India celebrates Republic Day on January 26, marking the adoption of its Constitution in 1950. This day commemorates the ...

Baldacci, now 64, has an aura of longevity to him, like the Tom Brady of letters. He played sports as a young man including ...

Some famous sayings and quotes are misspoken or misappropriated ... The report of my death was an exaggeration.” Mark Twain was never at a loss for words. Even when there were newspaper reports on his ...

Mark Twain quotes are revered for their wisdom, just like MLK quotes. Born Samuel Clemens, Twain was a very successful writer ...

117. "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with ...

By Paul Grein Score one for Team Coco. Conan O’Brien has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He’ll receive the award on March 23, less than three ...

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts recognized O’Brien’s versatility and experimentation in announcing that it would award him its 26th annual Mark Twain ... most famous for his MTV prank ...

"I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot," O'Brien joked of the award Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Conan O'Brien has ...

The prize's namesake, author Mark Twain, divined his pen name from a navigation term used by steamboat captains on a river. Many of his most famous works including the "Adventures of Huckleberry ...