Thomas Sowell Quotes
Financial institutions are not being bailed out as a favor to them or their stockholders. In fact, stockholders have come out worse off after some bailouts. The real point is to avoid a major contraction of credit that could cause major downturns in output and employment, ruining millions of people, far beyond the financial institutions involved. If it was just a question of the financial institutions themselves, they could be left to sink or swim. But it is not.
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It's one thing to live my own life and know that I'm O.K. But there's another thing I want to take on, and that is letting people know that they're O.K., too.
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A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.
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I like the silent church before the service begins, better than any preaching.
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I'm not really the type of person who wears my heart on my sleeve. I keep everything inside.
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I am equally proud of all of my architectural projects. It's always rewarding to see an ambitious design become reality.
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I can't say it's not painful being estranged from most of my family. I wish it could be otherwise.
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I suffer a little bit from Napoleonism, if you will.
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Statistics began as the systematic study of quantitative facts about the state.
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Generally, it was impossible to understand the motives of aliens.
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It's not to anybody's best interest to think about how they will be perceived tomorrow. It hurts you in the long run.
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In Barnette, we held that a public school student could not be compelled to recite the Pledge; we did not even hint that she could not be compelled to observe respectful silence. . . . Logically, that ought to be the next target for the Court's bulldozer.
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I never dress up too much on holiday, but I do spend money on good sandals from labels like Aquazzura.
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You can get swept away by a musical, but real tears are rare.
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For me, getting married doesn't mean we should limit ourselves to some pre-defined idea. Rather, it's an opportunity to explore new things in life.
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Unfortunately, sometimes the fans forget who puts the money and passion into the club. It's funny, but when you win, it's the coach and the players who are responsible, but when you lose, it's the owner's fault; but that's football.
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All actors bring something unexpected to the role because they have to translate what's on the page and make a real character out of the black-and-white text that's there in the script.
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The connection which formerly existed between the Government and banks was in reality injurious to both, as well as to the general interests of the community at large.
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Cary Benjamin sleeps dreamily on my stomach as we're both bonding and recuperating. He's phenomenal.
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When I was growing up, I despised Irishness. I felt our music, our television and our books were just poor imitations of what came out of Britain and America. I was all set to abandon it entirely.
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Decadence is a difficult word to use since it has become little more than a term of abuse applied by critics to anything they do not yet understand or which seems to differ from their moral concepts.
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A father is the one friend upon whom we can always rely. In the hour of need, when all else fails, we remember him upon whose knees we sat when children, and who soothed our sorrows; and even though he may be unable to assist us, his mere presence serves to comfort and strengthen us.
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I think anytime you can affect people in general, in a positive way, then you're a lucky individual.
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Financial institutions are not being bailed out as a favor to them or their stockholders. In fact, stockholders have come out worse off after some bailouts. The real point is to avoid a major contraction of credit that could cause major downturns in output and employment, ruining millions of people, far beyond the financial institutions involved. If it was just a question of the financial institutions themselves, they could be left to sink or swim. But it is not.
