Mark Skousen Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?
-
In our brief national history we have shot four of our presidents, worried five of them to death, impeached one and hounded another out of office. And when all else fails, we hold an election and assassinate their character.
-
If I can help a kid discover a liking, or even a passion for music in their life, then that's a wonderful thing.
-
I say the law should be blind to race, gender and sexual orientation, just as it claims to be blind to wealth and power. There should be no specially protected groups of any kind, except for children, the severely disabled and the elderly, whose physical frailty demands society's care.
-
I'm always trying to make myself laugh. I'm the most enthusiastic audience I'm likely to find, so if it doesn't make me smile then it probably won't work on you. The jokes that only make me shrug get cut.
-
We are exactly where we have chosen to be.
-
I just know you can not be on top forever. There's always going to be the next guy, and if I'm going to go down, I'd like to know I helped the next guy take my spot. You can't prevent the inevitable, but you can join the ship.
-
If you're not in it you can't win it.
-
I want to do whatever I can to survive.
-
People think that I can just walk into a room and get a job, but of the 200 interviews and auditions I go through a year, I may get three yeses. I just have to use my sense of humour to get me through.
-
I have heard of many tragic cases of walking, talking, normal children who wound up with profound mental disorders after vaccines.
-
I think it's nice for women to try to be sexy for their man.
-
Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.
-
People may think I'm crazy, but one of the ways I like to wind down my Friday is to get some of our household chores done, whether it's cleaning or doing a big food shop, so the house is all nice for the weekend.
-
The life of the hereafter is the outcome of all this world.
-
We should involve the whole world in the handling of this refugee crisis.
-
Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
-
My hobbies include maintaining my physical and mental health. It's a full-time job. Yoga definitely helps for both of them. I'm a big fan of relaxing and not having a schedule. That's my best way to keep from going crazy.
-
Writing is the hardest way of earning a living, with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.
-
Our strongest gifts are usually those we are barely aware of possessing. They are a part of our God-given nature, with us from the moment we drew first breath, and we are no more conscious of having them than we are of breathing.
-
When you ride fast and then rest for a bit, it causes a spike in your heart rate and helps your body deal with lactic acid. But you don't need to make it too complicated. Yorkshire is perfect because the hills work as intervals - you ride up them hard and then recover before the next one. Or you can just sprint to the next tree or lamppost.
-
You have to be physical. If you are not, defensive backs will try to pick on you.
-
The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society.
