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.Thomas Sowell
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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.
Karl Shapiro -
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.
Taylor Swift -
If there's a will, prosperity can't be far behind.
W. C. Fields -
By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.
Samuel Johnson -
When we think about the past, we think, 'It must have been so boring.' It's actually not.
Caitriona Balfe -
I'm very excited to have a girl.
Camila Alves
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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.
Ralph Bakshi -
To hear the Japanese plead for free trade is like hearing the word love on the lips of a harlot.
Lane Kirkland -
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.
Tabitha Soren -
Objective journalism and an opinion column are about as similar as the Bible and Playboy magazine.
Walter Cronkite -
All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
Adam McKay -
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.'
Ha-Joon Chang
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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.
Claude Monet -
This simple form of repression, of using the method of not letting anyone speak, will never succeed.
Ai Weiwei -
Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion.
Franklin Pierce -
I just think it gets confusing for our communities when the federal law is different from the state law.
David Ige -
Surfing the Internet every day has become a habit for many leaders and officials, including myself.
Li Yuanchao -
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.
Dominick Cruz
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In academia in general, there's this push toward using comics as an educational tool.
Gene Luen Yang -
Even with a stable character, you want something surprising to happen, hopefully because that's what the camera loves the most. That's what is great about film.
Annette Bening -
I refuse to confide and don't like it when people write about art.
Balthasar Klossowski de Rola -
We have an alliance that was forged more than a half century ago, and strengthened by shared interests and democratic values. Our people share ties of family, ties of culture, and ties of commerce. Our troops have served to protect Japan’s shores, and our citizens have found opportunity and friendship in Japan’s cities and towns.
Barack Obama -
Those of us in law enforcement must redouble our efforts to resist bias and prejudice. We must better understand the people we serve and protect - by trying to know, deep in our gut, what it feels like to be a law-abiding young black man walking on the street and encountering law enforcement. We must understand how that young man may see us.
James Comey -
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.
Thomas Sowell