Thomas Sowell Quotes
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My parents were very permissive when it came to animals. As long as we earned the money to buy them and built whatever structure it was they were going to live in, we could have any kind of pet we wanted. They would have let us have a rhinoceros if we could have afforded it.
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I'm waiting for them to make 'Thundercats'. I would love to be Cheetara.
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The American Race is marked by a brown complexion; long, black, lank hair; and deficient beard.
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One thing that founders always underestimate is how hard it is to recruit.
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The science shows that the best way to use money is to take the issue of money off the people. Pay people enough so that money isn't an issue, and they can focus on doing great work.
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I've done literally 100, 150 different characters. Some of them have only appeared for a line or three. But the point is, every sound I can make has been harvested.
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I entered the acting world at a time when there was a higher demand for Middle Eastern actors in the post-9/11 world, and yeah, the roles weren't great.
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For me to do a story, something has to happen to someone. It's a story in the way you learn what a story is in third grade, where there is a person, and things happen to them, and then something big happens, and they realize something new.
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I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.
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Accessing capital to start a business can be a daunting process, especially for entrepreneurs who start out with a great idea, but have no real familiarity with the business world.
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I have my cousin's jacket from when he was at war in Iraq. He never came home. It's incredible to have something that is so personal but that I also feel relatively comfortable wearing.
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Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don't know what to expect from the music business.
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I think 'Dear White People,' the show, is a tremendous artistic achievement. It's always hinting that there is something beyond the pleading and wokeness, something that the show's more militant characters can't see.
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Writing is sacred, other activities are profane, and I don't want them to corrupt my writing.
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It's very hard to find someone who's successful and dislikes what they do.
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I'm a very spontaneous person, for the bad and the good.
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Mientras creemos tener algún valor, nos hacemos daño.
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God sendeth cold after clothes.
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Culture is a simplification and a lie. It's the currency by which fools navigate the world. Smart people get beyond it.
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We really refocused ourselves. I didn't want to live my life in a dark shadow all of the time.
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The ability to do this so quickly was largely due to the enthusiastic and efficient services of Mr. C.E. Taylor, who did all the machine work in our shop for the first as well as the succeeding experimental machines.
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Women have been trained to speak softly and carry a lipstick. Those days are over.
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It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.
