Thomas Sowell Quotes
Having spent years ruining the housing markets with their interference, leading to a housing meltdown that has taken the whole economy down with it, politicians have now moved on into micro-managing automobile companies and medical care. They are not going to stop unless they get stopped. And that is not going to happen until the voters recognize the fact that political rhetoric is no substitute for competence.
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The issues that we face as a country and in South Florida aren't broken down by city line or county line.
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Everyone who likes my books is like me in some way.
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Whenever I get to a point I'm so tired that I forgot the verse of a song, I know I'm burnt out.
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Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
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The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity.
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I'm kind of a sucker for the retro-diagnoses.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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With the right help, children have a good chance of overcoming their issues while they are still young and can have the bright future they deserve.
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The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.
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When you have a 'solution thinking mindset' - and choose to focus 80% of your thoughts/words on solutions - you will not only be heading more speedily to long-term success, but you will immediately feel better in the moment.
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Hollywood forgets easily. I want to be fulfilled and challenged.
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Remember that cosmic fact and mental myth cannot occupy the same place at the same time, any more than two hands can occupy the same glove. So choose what is truly right for you.
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Playing the quarterback position, there are so many things you need to master that improvement ends up taking place on graduated levels.
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I'm kind of a robot in a way. Or a Tron.
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Like most people, I shrink from exposing my innermost secrets and my most private and intimate actions.
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I've always written about social concerns. My first book was about Spanish Harlem.
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Everything depends therefore on encountering thought at its source. Such thought is the reality of man's being, which achieved consciousness and understanding of itself through it.
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The Good Humor man can only be pushed so far.
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The GAO just released a report that said 22 percent of federal programs fail to meet their objectives. The truth is we don't know how taxpayer money is spent in Washington, D.C., which is why I think we ought to put every agency budget up on the Internet for everyone to see.
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Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.
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I was reminded as I was reviewing my life, that I have been in too many conflicts, too many wars, political battles, military battles, civil strifes in government. And always one lesson stands out and that is, those whom you fight most passionately often turn out to be your best friends.
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One must bear in mind that the expansion of federal activity is a form of eating for politicians.
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Having spent years ruining the housing markets with their interference, leading to a housing meltdown that has taken the whole economy down with it, politicians have now moved on into micro-managing automobile companies and medical care. They are not going to stop unless they get stopped. And that is not going to happen until the voters recognize the fact that political rhetoric is no substitute for competence.
