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?
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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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Solitude and company may be allowed to take their turns: the one creates in us the love of mankind, the other that of ourselves; solitude relieves us when we are sick of company, and conversation when we are weary of being alone, so that the one cures the other. There is no man so miserable as he that is at a loss how to use his time
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Church was a requirement - there was no choice in the matter; so was vacation bible school. Gospel has been in me since I was a kid.
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Remember sometimes just the rush of having a crush is a temptation, even if it is inappropriate, but beware of playing with fire, you will get burned.
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I get tired of negativity in our country. I get tired of people who only want to know dirt. I get tired of people who don't believe in themselves.
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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?
