Thomas Sowell Quotes
When you start off by telling those who disagree with you that they are not merely in error but in sin, how much of a dialogue do you expect?
Quotes to Explore
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I was a child of a tech family. My grandfather was a nuclear physicist and was always a gadget guy.
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Many of the issues we face in dealing with rapid climate change are well suited to an engineering mind.
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At 3 years old, I was imitating and doing fun little commercials for the family. Then at 5, I knew, 'OK, this is something I really like.' At 8, I was crying in front of the mirror and my mom was like, 'Oh boy, here we go. We know what she's going to do.'
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I like musicals and I love music.
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They're just my weaknesses. Everyone is just constantly talking to me about it. It doesn't help.
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I'm very humble.
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I knew from an early age exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a musician and that was it. It made life a lot easier knowing what I was aiming for.
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I am in a charity out there to stop violence against women.
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I was never afraid to put this out. That was never the issue -- ever. I wanted it to sound contemporary but still be me. It was just a matter of getting it right.
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The existing program, as it has been developed in the last 70 years, provides a stable monthly income that has prevented seniors, almost 50 percent from falling into poverty. I don't think we want to erode the principles of that system.
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Our Lord’s making of a disciple is supernatural. He does not build on any natural capacity of ours at all. God does not ask us to do the things that are naturally easy for us- He only asks us to do the things that we are perfectly fit to do through His grace, and that is where the cross we must bear will always come.
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The purpose of prayer is to reveal the presence of God equally present, all the time, in every condition.
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Talent is an accident of genes - and a responsibility.
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One of the things you discover about being president is that there are all these rules and norms and laws and you got to pay attention to them.
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Anybody who doesn't make you feel good, kick them to the curb. And the earlier you start in your life, the better.
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We should learn and reflect to the best of our capacity, but when we reach a point where we are unable to make
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We can never put ourselves in the shoes of children; we cannot fathom their thoughts, we lend them ours; and always following ourown reasoning, we stuff their heads with extravagance and error.
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Taking away the peace of a people, committing every act of violence, or consenting to such acts, especially when directed against the weakest and defenseless, is a profoundly grave sin against God.
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I had composed songs, I sang, and played the vina. Practising this music I arrived at a stage where I touched the music of the spheres. Then every soul became a musical note, and all life became music. Inspired by it I spoke to the people, and those who were attracted by my words listened to them instead of listening to my songs.
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No one is mocked with the yearning for that which he has no ability to attain. If he holds the right mental attitude and struggles earnestly, honestly toward his goal, he will reach it, or at least approximate to it.
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When you start off by telling those who disagree with you that they are not merely in error but in sin, how much of a dialogue do you expect?
