Thomas Sowell Quotes
Eternal vigilance is only part of the price of freedom. The maturity to live with imperfections is another crucial part of the price of freedom.
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You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy.
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To understand the hidden secret of the modern industrial world in which I find myself, I have to return to another world. That world is at once wartime Nice and the plantation - the sugar isles on which Europe's prosperity was built.
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When Hillary was First Lady, we went to the Beijing Women's Conference. She courageously stood up and spoke out on behalf of human rights and women's rights, inspiring millions to fight for a better future.
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You know, it's always good to have seen a track before, just to kind of know where the little bumps are here and there, and just the general feel for the size.
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I need the Lord's guidance on what to do... I asked God for wisdom.
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What is a strain is being forced into the lobster pot of good behaviour while being forced to sing its praises.
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Nadie puede no ir más allá. Y más allá hay un abismo.
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We must maximize our efforts to counter violent extremism, radicalization and recruitment in the United States and stop using xenophobia and ethnic stereotyping.
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When I moved to New York at 22, I didn't know what I wanted to do. I took an improv class, and the first scene I did, I felt like 'I want to do this for the rest of my life.' It was the first time I ever felt like that about anything. I tried to make a living off improv.
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I try to only go out twice a week. More than that would leave me feeling pretty run down.
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When you're used to being at a point where you're deadlifting close to 600 pounds, getting to be 5.5 percent body fat and seeing veins in places you shouldn't see them, it kind of skews your understanding of what is normal and OK.
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I like to be fascinated by the people I photograph. Sometimes I don't admire them but I'm interested in them.
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Cartola is an artist from Brazil who didn't record until much later in his life, but had a big influence on a lot of famous artists down there, like Gilberto Gil. I discovered his music recently when I was in Brazil.
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I'm into creating something that I've never created before.
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The second purchase was my ranch, Mockingbird Hill. The third purchase was Longhorn cattle.
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You know, I started doing movies. I mean, my mind was brought into saying, 'You know what? I want to build a generation of wealth.'
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I really like even numbers, and I like heavily divisible numbers. Twelve is my lucky number - I just love how divisible it is. I don't like odd numbers, and I really don't like primes. When I turned 37, I put on a strong face, but I was not looking forward to 37. But 37 turned out to be a pretty amazing year.
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Klutziness is endearing. I like imperfection.
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Love is something eternal.
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The Female Western is the battle between the good and evil methods of getting the men who perform best.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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Eternal vigilance is only part of the price of freedom. The maturity to live with imperfections is another crucial part of the price of freedom.
