Thomas Sowell Quotes
Whenever people talk glibly of a need to achieve educational "excellence," I think of what an improvement it would be if our public schools could just achieve mediocrity.
Thomas Sowell
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I started in the mailroom, literally, as an intern... in 1974. The legislator I was working for at the time said, 'I want you to get your law degree and come back here and get elected and be the first woman governor.' I kind of took that guy seriously - I thought that sounded like a pretty good idea.
Claire McCaskill
We do not talk enough about spirit in business, yet it is what moves employees, customers, and shareholders alike.
Andy Dunn
I played for a long time, and there's not many guys I would say, 'O.K., take any shot you want.'
David Robinson
The Cars
The beats are like scripts, and the raps are my monologue.
Azealia Banks
Speak up! We live in a democracy. We all need to make sure our voices are heard and our opinions are known.
Bill Lipinski
I never thought I'd be investigating global warming. I believe it's real and that saving the planet is good.
Jesse Ventura
For movies to get greenlit solely based on the success of other movies that have a lot of women in them? It's so ridiculous to me.
Kristen Wiig
I never smoked. I never drank and I never took drugs. The funny thing is, nothing is more boring, people like this. For me, it's OK. But most of my friends, at least they smoke and drink.
Karl Lagerfeld
I started playing music around 13 or 14, played jazz in high school, and played other stuff in college. After college, I tried to make it as a musician. I lived in a big squalid house full of dudes outside of Boston. We were all musicians. We built this studio in the basement and played there all hours of the day.
Jesse Andrews
You have to be around people you trust; otherwise you can't do anything - you're afraid, you're paranoid, and you can't do any work.
Ry Cooder
Buena Vista Social Club
Whenever people talk glibly of a need to achieve educational "excellence," I think of what an improvement it would be if our public schools could just achieve mediocrity.
Thomas Sowell