Thomas Sowell Quotes
Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to three questions: (1) Compared to what? (2) At what cost? and (3) What are the hard facts?.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm the worst person to be stuck with in a traffic jam.
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I'm sure it is, I'm not for any kind of war, we've been engaged in several wars since the second world war and we lost in Korea, we lost in Vietnam, they are political wars, they have nothing to do with any real threat, nor does this one.
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I am most attached to my mother, who always travels with me when I am on an outdoor location or abroad. She is my friend, who I share everything with.
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My involvement with Guantanamo began as vice chief of staff.
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The American president has a peculiar leadership responsibility to speak out for freedom.
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My style is definitely not ladylike - frills and bows kinda scare me - but I like the military look because I love that olive green khaki color.
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I'm an emotional person. I may not seem that way, but I'm an emotional person.
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There are a lot of critics out there, a lot of people that you want to prove wrong. But that's what your hard work is for in the offseason, spending hours and hours in the gym.
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Sometimes I say things that I can't believe came out of my mouth. Or I won't mean something and it will come out completely nonsensical.
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Less than two weeks before my 34th birthday, I bought pots. Most people were amazed that I did not previously own pots, but that was before I explained that I had never used my oven, and used my stovetop for my dishrack.
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Golf courses sell real estate and that's why they're built.
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To narrate is to create, for living is just being lived.
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Industrialization came to England but has since left.
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I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.
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It quieted pain and sorrow,Like love overcoming strife;It seemed the harmonious echoFrom our discordant life.
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The only way out of today's misery is for people to become worthy of each other's trust.
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The truth is, in this age of Instagram and Facebook and Snapchat, we know way too much about athletes - and it's their fault.
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I always try to have my supernatural or fantasy elements feel grounded in reality so they're easier for the reader to accept and digest.
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I have a big problem with people who glamorize dumbness and demonize education and intellect. And I'm giving a pretty good description of Sarah Palin right now.
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It took me ten minutes to write this very sentence. I'm no writer. This is not my calling.
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I've been told I'm a player, but people still don't always return my calls.
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I never thought that I could reach such a high political position. But I have always been ready to serve my country.
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Much of the self-righteous nonsense that abounds on so many subjects cannot stand up to three questions: (1) Compared to what? (2) At what cost? and (3) What are the hard facts?.
