Thomas Sowell Quotes
How are children supposed to learn to act like adults, when so much of what they see on television shows adults acting like children?
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My parents were the good parents that said, 'You should try and get a good job and go to college and get an education.'
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And we reduce almost all male-female problems by working on both the female and the male. And that usually means having both sexes take responsibility.
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Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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I think escapism is something artists write about pretty frequently - it's something everyone can relate to, the concept of wanting something more, wanting to find solace, wanting to have something better.
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If we were handling a bomb which could go off at any minute as a result of our actions, we would mind ourselves and be delicate. Our words have the same power, yet we wield them around as though they were powerless and insignificant.
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Hanging out with my girlfriends is my sanity saver. We go out for a bad chick flick and dinner. I suggest you break free from the guys, see a really silly, girly movie, and get a little something to eat afterwards. It feels like a treat.
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Compromise has a negative connotation.
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I love how, when you're a teenager, you're really opinionated, you're really right, you can't be wrong, and you don't know any better.
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Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.
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I've got a great eye for color. I'm like a chick.
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I suppose I do think I go out of my way to be a very normal person, and I just find it frustrating that people think that I'm some kind of weirdo reclusive that never comes out into the world.
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As for the fake teeth, they're officially retired. I haven't really found a need or want to wear them.
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I consider myself more a European director who is from Iceland than an Icelandic director.
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I have a work ethic. If I say I'm going to do something, I do it.
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It is African scholars themselves who will create the ultimate Encyclopaedia Africana.
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I'm interested in businesses that take digital bits and turn them into interfaces for physical atoms. I'm also interested in drones, Bitcoin, and 3D printing.
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'Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.'
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Many have made a trade of delusions and false miracles, deceiving the stupid multitude. Pharisees - that is to say, friars.
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I am opposed to Solidarity because I believe that it is an anti-socialist organisation which desires the overthrow of a socialist state.
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In violence, we forget who we are.
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They are always very lax about putting restrictions on violence for children's movies, which I think is much more harrowing than sexuality for children.
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I think if we were going to worry about teen pregnancy being glamorized, we should worry about shows like 'Teen Mom'. If people are going to want to have children at a young age because they see it on TV, I think that depends on the type of person you're dealing with.
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'Sherlock' is beautifully done, if I may say so myself. Even if I wasn't in it, I would like the show.
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How are children supposed to learn to act like adults, when so much of what they see on television shows adults acting like children?
