Thomas Sowell Quotes
The promotion of "self-esteem" in our schools has been so successful that people feel free to spout off about all sorts of things - and see no reason why their opinions should not be taken as seriously as the views of people who actually know what they are talking about.
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To make the child in your own image is a capital crime, for your image is not worth repeating. The child knows this and you know it. Consequently you hate each other.
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My dad is a Chatty Cathy, the social butterfly; friendly; knows everybody in the whole world by six degrees; tells me that every performance is the greatest he's ever seen, every new outfit is the coolest. Constant cheerleader.
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If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
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By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.
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When we think about the past, we think, 'It must have been so boring.' It's actually not.
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I'm very excited to have a girl.
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Too many of Disney animators, and a lot try to emulate Disney, are trying to hit what they call quality levels. They're boring mannerisms.
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To hear the Japanese plead for free trade is like hearing the word love on the lips of a harlot.
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At MTV, it's very nice sometimes to be able to be very specific. Specificity really makes a news story interesting because you can color it in that personality.
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Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.
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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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There is no hard and fast rule as to what makes a successful state-owned enterprise. Therefore, when it comes to SOE management, we need a pragmatic attitude in the spirit of the famous remark by China’s former leader Deng Xiao-ping: 'it does not matter whether the cat is white or black as long as it catches mice.'
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Since the appearance of Impressionism, the official salons, which used to be brown, have become blue, green, and red.. .But peppermint or chocolate, they are still confections.
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This simple form of repression, of using the method of not letting anyone speak, will never succeed.
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Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.
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I just think it gets confusing for our communities when the federal law is different from the state law.
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Surfing the Internet every day has become a habit for many leaders and officials, including myself.
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I don't need to beat Faber, because his ego will always beat him. He's got excuses for every loss he's ever had.
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Feminism is sort of like God. Many people profess to believe in it, but no one seems to be able to define it to everyone's satisfaction.
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If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?
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Show me somebody who is always smiling, always cheerful, always optimistic, and I will show you somebody who hasn't the faintest idea what the heck is really going on.
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Our teachers are responsible for our children's welfare for the six or eight hours they are at school and we need to know without question that their safety will be paramount on the minds of teachers, faculty and volunteers.
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The promotion of "self-esteem" in our schools has been so successful that people feel free to spout off about all sorts of things - and see no reason why their opinions should not be taken as seriously as the views of people who actually know what they are talking about.
