Mark Skousen Quotes
The fundamental flaw in Social Security and Medicare is that they violate the 'welfare principle' in economics. The welfare principle forms the fundamental basis of all charitable work in churches and other private organizations: assist those who need help, and equally important, don't assist individuals who can take care of themselves.Mark Skousen
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The only thing worse than an active conscience is one that's retroactive.
Harold Coffin -
It is part of my responsibility as a bridge builder to speak the truth about what's great about America, what we've done right, and what our less glorious moments. And many people feel that the Iraq adventure, for example, has been one of our less glorious moments.
Feisal Abdul Rauf -
It is easy to be independent when you've got money. But to be independent when you haven't got a thing, that's the Lord's test.
Mahalia Jackson -
I did not have a father. It was my mom who chose to be alone. She felt that she would be better off by herself with me after I was born.
Olga Kurylenko -
What I love about the sci-fi community is that it's the most nonjudgmental, inclusive, diverse environment in the country. There's no group of people that is more diverse and inclusive.
J. August Richards -
I don't learn in a certain way, but I have other skills.
Gavin Newsom
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I see myself as a story teller.
E. L. James -
There's this perception sometimes around here that I'm this Hollywood guy.
Harry Anderson -
I thought I had the rights to The Lord of the Rings. I don't know how Jackson ended up with the rights.
Ralph Bakshi -
I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
Yakov Smirnoff -
Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.
Barbara Kingsolver -
The drama and the trauma of the relationship you have when you're 16 can mirror the one you have when you're 26. Life repeats itself.
Taylor Swift
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I'm always looking to do things that are really different from each other.
Rachelle Lefevre -
It's not what other people believe you can do, it's what you believe.
Gail Devers -
Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test match.
Kapil Dev -
You win as a team, you lose as a team, you also do so many things together.
Eddie Murray -
My first gig was a Corn Pops commercial. I did the first Vanilla Coke campaign. A Juicy Fruit commercial paid my bills for years.
Aaron Paul -
In whatever position you find yourself determine first your objective.
Ferdinand Foch
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I am working in Paris. I cannot for a single day get the thought out of my head that there probably exists something essential, some immutable reality, and now that I have lost everything else (thank God, it gets lost all on its own) I am trying to preserve this and, what is more, not to be content. In a word: I am working.
Marc Chagall -
There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.
Maya Angelou -
I work fitfully, in hope rather than in expectation, invent methods which last a week, and fill notebooks with tiny, illegible writing which often defies my own attempts to decipher it.
Anthony Minghella -
At age 12, I was put on tranquilizers when I should have gotten help. There was nothing major and awful, I just didn't feel my family was supportive and emotionally generous.
Paula Danziger -
I always try to start out with some type of goal. Then I work backward and think of what I need to do to get there, and give myself smaller goals that are more immediate.
Kristi Yamaguchi -
The fundamental flaw in Social Security and Medicare is that they violate the 'welfare principle' in economics. The welfare principle forms the fundamental basis of all charitable work in churches and other private organizations: assist those who need help, and equally important, don't assist individuals who can take care of themselves.
Mark Skousen