Thomas Sowell Quotes
...Politics is not about facts. It is about what politicians can get people to believe.
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Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is.
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We need to understand the difference between discipline and punishment. Punishment is what you do to someone; discipline is what you do for someone.
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I'm from outside Philadelphia, a town called Wayne, which is, like, 25 minutes northwest.
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You can have the biggest markets in the world, but if the game isn't exciting, compelling, and competitive, it's not going to generate a lot of interest.
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When I throw a ground ball, I expect it to be an out, maybe two.
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When I'm doing my own makeup, I just stick to a bit of black liner, some blush and a nude glossy lip.
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All peoples are entangled in the net of the world market.
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In many ways, Scotland will benefit more than other parts of the UK when Universal Credit comes in. A larger percentage of people will see an increase in their income through moving into work or taking on more hours.
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No industry in living memory has collapsed faster than daily print journalism.
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I love acting.
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My tactic is to make eyes at someone.
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To you, W. B. Yeats, good praiser, wholesome dispraiser, heavy-handed judge, open-handed helper of us all, I offer a play of my plays for every night of the week, because you like them, and because you have taught me my trade.
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I met a number of young, striving, enterprising people in cities like Aligarh and Hubli. But the mental landscape of these towns is out of sync with their reality. Many of these towns are hellholes.
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In my previous life, I was an artist. I still paint. I love art.
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I'm really funny now.
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I don't want to run for governor, but I don't think anyone should put public service out of the question because that's not what a good citizen does.
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Everyone makes their own comments. That's how rumors get started.
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The reaction to 'Aftermath' has been far worse than to 'A Life's Work,' yet I find I'm perhaps a little less touched by it. In both cases, I've coped artistically by believing the criticisms weren't right. They upset me, but they didn't challenge my understanding of how to write, nor of how morality functions in literature.
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The time has come for me to pursue other interests outside of Yahoo.
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Meeting people at my fertility doctor's office who are going through the same things I'm going through, I thought, 'Why not share my story?' It's been really emotional.
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The nightmare is you spend the rest of your life being funny at parties and then people say, 'Why didn't you do that when you were on television?'
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To me, it's a religious experience to sit down at anyone's table. I feel so invited, like it's a sacred place.
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Depending on what your interest in theater is, I always recommend working on plays. It's a great way to be introduced to the field, and also a great way to be seen by agents and representation. I'm also a great advocate for studying acting at a drama school or a college.
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...Politics is not about facts. It is about what politicians can get people to believe.
