Thomas Sowell Quotes
Although much of the media have their antennae out to pick up anything that might be construed as racism against blacks, they resolutely ignore even the most blatant racism by blacks against others.
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It's great to play somebody's wife, but not all the time. There's so many other stories to tell.
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Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
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I try not to look back on my life and be regretful.
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I've been lucky enough to play roles that are not just the preppy cheerleader or sullen emo girl. I've been able to play roles that are really vast and varied and very three-dimensional. Fingers crossed that it remains the same.
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I come from a Christian faith. I am not going to give you insight into my particular beliefs.
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I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister.
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I can speak a little bit of Hindi but understand every word.
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In Mexico, audiences want to see a big discussion around a film - what we expect from Hollywood films worldwide is more of an entertaining show. 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' was a road movie and comedy, but it had a very strong political connotation that sparked a discussion in Mexico that is still going on.
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What I love about jazz is that it's full of legends, full of myths. It's an oral history because it started in New Orleans and Kansas City, under the radar.
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I wouldn't trade or change a thing, and I've had some hard times.
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There was this discussion to know how long the human ear was really receptive to the music. A 74 minute CD is too long. We thought about making two CDs, 35 minutes each... But the songs need to breathe.
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Nothing fires me up like losing. It certainly makes you want to go that extra bit.
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One of the first acts during the second coming of Steve Jobs as CEO in 1997 was a major board overhaul.
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A lecturer once told me I could never be a director. I was 16. I believed him.
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Charles McCarry is the best modern writer on the subject of intrigue - by the breadth of Alan Furst, by the fathom of Eric Ambler, by any measure.
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Cleveland is my hometown, and the Indians have a narrow but rich history.
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Education is very important to me, as is helping children.
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A symbol may serve to transfer our intuitions and to suggest new ones only so long as its meaning is not defined.
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Under our Constitution, if you're a bad citizen, you're still a citizen; that's the way we roll.
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I think I've been fortunate to be at the top of the game and in the media for years, and a lot of times, people want to be your friend when you're on the top. You know, there have been times when I've been injured and I never got a phone call. So that's the way it is.
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The way we have to measure progress is not, "Is there ever going to be an incident of racism in the country?" It's, "How does the majority of our country respond?"
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If the world operates as one big market, every employee will compete with every person anywhere in the world who is capable of doing the same job. There are lots of them and many of them are hungry.
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Although much of the media have their antennae out to pick up anything that might be construed as racism against blacks, they resolutely ignore even the most blatant racism by blacks against others.
