William Bennett Quotes
I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.
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We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation's greatness.
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I don't want to put my fate in country music fans; I'm too stubborn.
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I don't believe in God personally but I have great respect for those people who do and different people have different religious views in this country.
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Anyone can wear any color. The question is about finding the right shade. There is a momentary trend to dark colors because when the financials are not that great, people go for black, navy and grey.
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In the United States we have the great Harvard Business School, but America is the country with the greatest debt in the world.
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One of the reasons we all still read Jane Austen is because her books are about universal things which still matter today - love, money, family. They haven't gone out of fashion, so it's not throwing the baby out with the bathwater to rework her in a contemporary style.
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We played 'Girl in a Country Song' in front of Scott Borchetta, and he loved it.
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Black people must address itself to the causes of poverty. That's oppression in this country.
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We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.
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The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it.
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We have the highest incarceration rate of any country in the world. 'America, land of liberty and freedom?' You know, that's baloney. More than 2 million Americans are behind bars now. Communist China has four times the population and they have 1.5 million people behind bars.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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We had to go all through the night thinking that our baby was dead. When God showed him to us, he wasn't dead, he was sucking his thumb. God had him safe and sound. He is a miracle. He is so healthy, so perfect, and God has really, really blessed us.
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A crime is like a crack in reality, and it is the author's role to explore those cracks. As a writer, I like to see how they impinge on people.
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I think we do better as a country when we go step by step toward a goal, and the goal in this case should be reducing health care costs.
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I'm one of the lucky few who never had to face the whole 'Oh, you've had a baby, and now work will have to suffer' bit. It just wasn't a big deal when I got married and had a baby.
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Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion,and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure.
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If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.
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I'd rather be in love and have a baby than have a movie.
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Art is Art. Everything else is everything else.
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It's an important job to be the public face of something that gives people hope, and I take that seriously.
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For every bad moment I've had, there have been 25 positives.
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I was hesitant to go around and shake hands, just go up and stick my hand out to strangers. Then I learned to stick my hand out.
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I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could - if that were your sole purpose - you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down.
