Thomas Sowell Quotes
The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive.
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The army is the true nobility of our country.
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Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?
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Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way my I am achieving my dreams.
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I don't drink hot beverages.
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I stopped watching horror movies after I watched 'Candyman' when I was – I don't know, fifteen or something. I remember my sister rented it, 'Candyman,' and it really, really scared me. And so it was only after I found myself in a horror film that I really went back and kind of rediscovered the genre.
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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I immediately felt the need, back when I was a managing tech engineer, to attach myself to Nat Turner. And to research him and learn about him and try to find ways into his life that I could apply to my life.
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It's a wild thing, that people have the ability to help each other by just relating to one another.
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Design can successfully bind the ancient nomadic cultures with today's global marketplace, ensuring the preservation of traditions and knowledge for further generations. This aspect of research is obviously rich in its business potential as well.
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I've always been one to throw caution to the wind, and my motto has been, 'Never have a dull moment.' Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't, but I don't think I'd have it much differently.
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'The Big Sleep' would have been a more effective study of nightmarish existence had the detective been more complicated and had more curiosity been shown about his sweetheart's relation to the crime.
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Golf and dating don't mix.
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I can make my own decisions, I can do the music I like. If I fail, it's me failing - you know.
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The dream, alone, is of interest. What is life, without a dream?
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And I think women have come a very, very long way, but they have a long way to go.
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Banks are slowly but surely lending again, and never again will taxpayers foot the bill for Wall Street's excesses. In case we forgot, that was the change we believed in. That was the change we fought for. That was the change President Obama delivered.
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When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.
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I don't take money seriously, so I can't keep any.
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The FCC, under my leadership, will stand for the First Amendment.
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I still want to hold on to my beliefs, and as long as I have that, I won't stray too far from politics.
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It's so hard to predict the political environment. I think that business can't sit on the sidelines and just watch. I think we need to be a force for the values that we believe in. We need to partner with government and regulators.
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No wonder Americans hate politics when, year in and year out, they hear politicians make promises that won't come true because they don't even mean them - campaign fantasies that win elections but don't get nations moving again...
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If you have read me for any length of time, you know I am less than enthralled with much of what passes for financial news.
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The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. Therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive.
