Thomas Sowell Quotes
All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.
Quotes to Explore
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Where belief is painful we are slow to believe.
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One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts get in the way of your imagination.
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I'm extremely particular how my look should be in a film.
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It is my absolute belief that Indians have unlimited talent. I have no doubt about our capabilities.
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Fanatics do not have faith - they have belief. With faith you let go. You trust. Whereas with belief you cling.
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The fundamental laws of physics do not describe true facts about reality. Rendered as descriptions of facts, they are false; amended to be true, they lose their explanatory force.
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Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.
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Facts are many, but the truth is one.
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A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.
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What we have to do is strike a balance between the idea that government should do everything and the idea, the belief, that government ought to do nothing. Strike a balance.
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I think that only daring speculation can lead us further and not accumulation of facts.
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Everyone—whether straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender—should be allowed to show their true colors, and be accepted and loved for who they are.
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There's always wan encouragin' thing about th' sad scientific facts that come out ivrv week in th' pa-apers. They're usually not thrue.
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Nobody should be wearing a scrunchie anymore. I feel angry. That is my tipping point.
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I've learned... That one should keep his words both soft and tender, because tomorrow he may have to eat them.
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Beyond 100,000 lines of code, you should probably be coding in Ada.
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Art is not chaste. Those ill prepared should be allowed no contact with art. Art is dangerous. If it is chaste, it is not art.
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Get the facts. Ask questions and listen intently to the answers before responding.
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Economy is going without something you do want in case you should, some day, want something you probably won't want.
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I've always done drama, but I suppose 'Tyrannosaur' was a bit of a watershed moment for me. It was like when Kathy Burke did 'Nil By Mouth' - suddenly, people were saying, 'Oh, she can do that, too.'
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Born to a premature death, a menial, subsistence-wage worker, odd-job man, the cleaner, the caught, the man under hatches, without bail-that's me, the colonial victim. Anyone who can pass the civil service examination today can kill me tomorrow. Anyone who passed the civil service examination yesterday can kill me today with complete immunity.
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I can't imagine working without and audience.
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All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. At the very least, we should check such beliefs against facts.
