Thomas Sowell Quotes
Apparently the only people who are supposed to be responsible are the taxpayers - and they are increasingly made responsible for other people's irresponsibility.
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When I was governor, I was looking for a way to unify our state. I realized music is about the only thing that unifies Tennessee.
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A fly cannot go in unless it stops somewhere; therefore weapons, fuel, food, money will not go to Afghanistan unless the neighbors of Afghanistan are working, are cooperating, either being themselves the origin or the transit.
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You know, I've sold a lot of bad movies in my time.
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We earned our dollars in a hard way;, nobody gave us a feast or gave it on a plate. We worked hard and we have innovated; we have made things in a better way at a cheaper rate and gave it to the people of India.
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Good God, do you mean to say this place is a club?
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My father was a headmaster in England and then the dean of a college in Australia. We moved there when I was about five, so my education was in Australia, and I always felt I was Australian even though my passport was British.
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Frankly speaking, I don't know much about rock music. But I enjoyed some when I was in college or high school. But I stopped listening after Elvis Presley!
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The most High approveth not the gifts of the wicked.
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My happiest times in the theater are when I do ensemble pieces. I really got into theater because of that closeness.
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I'm sick of the tabloids' saying I obsess over guys. Why would you obsess over guys? They don't like it.
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I'm trying to do big things. It doesn't matter whether it's on the field or off the field.
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Back when I was jamming with Axl and the guys they had boxes of cassettes with song ideas. How do you know which ones you like now when you have that many ideas.
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I've been trying to write a book since before I was old enough to vote, and I've collected many rejection slips from publishers and magazines. I used to keep them all stuck to my refrigerator, with magnets, but an ex-girlfriend told me they were depressing, and defeatist, and suggested I take them down. A very wise suggestion on her part.
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Envy has the ugliness of a trapped rat that has gnawed its own foot in its effort to escape.
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I love this idea of trying to create that intellectual eroticism. That was what I was working toward all along.
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My definition of democracy is - A form and a method of Government whereby revolutionary changes in the social life are brought about without bloodshed. That is the real test. It is perhaps the severest test. But when you are judging the quality of the material you must put it to the severest test.
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Taking sides is the beginning of sincerity, and earnestness follows shortly afterwards, and the human being becomes a bore.
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ObamaCare is working. I talk to a lot of CEOs of hospitals. It is working.
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The task of the church is to make the invisible Kingdom visible through faithful Christian living and witness-bearing .
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There is no difference in our souls...That is what yoga teaches. When you and I meet together, we forget ourselves -- our cultures and classes. There are no divisions, and we talk mind to mind, soul to soul. We are no different in our deepest needs. We are all humans.
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The other thing that has made playing live for me more enjoyable is the audience. I never knew I had such heartfelt, loving fans.
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Apparently the only people who are supposed to be responsible are the taxpayers - and they are increasingly made responsible for other people's irresponsibility.
