Thomas Sowell Quotes
If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win.
Quotes to Explore
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Everyone will be happier if fewer women are tied to abusive men, drop out of school, and live impoverished lives because of a random pregnancy.
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I know about lots of things that have nothing to do with being Asian, that you would never guess from looking at me. I know all about musical theater. I could go on 'Jeopardy!' and knock off the whole Broadway show tunes category. Also the whole Bible stories category.
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I happen to dig being able to use whatever mystique I have to further the idea of peace.
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I played cello in my high school orchestra.
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The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.
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It is not history which uses men as a means of achieving - as if it were an individual person - its own ends. History is nothing but the activity of men in pursuit of their ends.
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A man in debt is so far a slave.
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I see Earth! It is so beautiful!
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It's no good trying to keep up old friendships. It's painful for both sides. The fact is, one grows out of people, and the only thing is to face it.
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I think there's too much saturated color in comics, thanks to digital color techniques.
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I love Peter Gabriel, and I've come so close to working with him a few times. We were on a movie soundtrack together, but we didn't actually write together.
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Black girls, I feel, rock, in so many ways, especially coming from five girls.
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The stuff I did in 'Rescue Me' was great. It gave me the opportunity to play comedy, and Denis Leary was the first one to take a chance with me. And from that experience, we had a comedy pilot that we did that I was going to play the lead in. And then 'Person of Interest' came along. They're all new experiences.
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No one knows what an amazing spirit she was. She wasn't only a mother; she was a best friend.
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I toured the Middle Eastern countries with the ballet.
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We are called to care for those sickened by pollution, house those displaced by environmental calamities, and heal the spirits of those - especially our youth - who are disheartened by a world where human survival is now in question.
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Advertisers are very wary of ideological media.
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Redemption isn't giving a bank robber a job as a teller.
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When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I'd be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn't. I didn't get an audition. Nothing. So I thought I'd better train and then the parts would come.
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My father contracted polio on a troop train in Korea.
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Even this artistic life, which we know is not real life, appears to me to be so alive and so vital that it would be a form ingratitude not to be content with it.
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I don't have any particular plans in mind. What I see is that you can become so focused on the idea of running that winning becomes your motivation, as opposed to what you stand for being your motivation.
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If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win.
