Thomas Sowell Quotes
Benedict Arnold was a war hero, wounded in battle--before he turned against his country. Hitler was likewise a decorated and wounded veteran of the First World War. Being a war hero is not a lifetime...exemption...from responsibility for what you do thereafter.
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We keep, in science, getting a more and more sophisticated view of our essential ignorance.
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There are as many ways to help another human being as there are people in need of help. For some, the urgent need is as basic as food and water. For others, it is an opportunity to develop a talent, realize an idea, and reach one's full potential.
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It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
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I'm not against the NSA. I'm not against spying; I'm not against looking at phone records.
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Blogging and the Internet allow us to engage in a lot more real time conversations as opposed to a one-way dump of information or a message.
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I still have a young attitude.
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People who drive Jeeps are people who like to do outdoor activities.
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The best way to cope with trouble is to stay out of it as much as possible.
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Some women can't say the word lesbian... even when their mouth is full of one.
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You know for me when I promise something I want to deliver. If you don't, you have to disappear.
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To build a great company, which is a CEO's job, sometimes you have to stand up against conventional wisdom.
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The film business creates a large amount of waste, and I'm not immune to waste in the business.
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People forget actors can adapt and change their appearance. In this industry, people sometimes cast to type, or as close to type as possible, but actors are a lot more versatile than you think!
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The way we're attached to our phones these days, they buzz and twitch in our pockets, and we have to look and see if it was a text, a voicemail, or an e-mail. We're almost like lab rats. I tried to eschew the whole cell phone theory until I had kids; then, I had to be reachable at all times.
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Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong.
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Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses.
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I didn't have any agent; I've never had an agent.
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I don't know why, but I'm an easy target. And I don't do anything to dispel it.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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We need to assure that we are nurturing our children and meeting their every need in this violent world.
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I think people who multitask pay a huge price. They think they're being extra productive, and I think when you multitask so much you don't have time to think about anything deeply, you are giving the world an advantage you shouldn't do, and practically everybody is drifting into that mistake.
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From time to time, the irresponsible acts of the Cuban government remind us that this is far more than about the freedom of one country, but it really is about the stability and security of the region and the national security interests of the United States.
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I love this country. And when you are given an opportunity to help your country, in what is one of the most volatile times we've seen in a long time, there's no way I'm not going to step up to do everything I can and make us strong.
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Benedict Arnold was a war hero, wounded in battle--before he turned against his country. Hitler was likewise a decorated and wounded veteran of the First World War. Being a war hero is not a lifetime...exemption...from responsibility for what you do thereafter.
