Tom G. Palmer Quotes
What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights.
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I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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Psychoanalysis is out, under a therapeutic disguise, to do away entirely with the moral faculty in man.
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I think it's a mistake to go after someone just based on looks. But I always respond to people who don't act that interested in me.
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We need to have women in more powerful positions that are making decisions, so when that 10-year-old girl is looking up and wondering, 'What can I do and what do I want to be when I get older?' She has the opportunity to do and be whatever she wants.
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Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.
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I've heard this before from people: early 20s kind of screws with your head a little bit because you're transitioning into adulthood and actually becoming an adult with responsibilities and paying bills. So all of a sudden, it's like you're responsible now.
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Of course, a movie is in constant flux.
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I do a lot of public speaking and presentations and I'll always start with a self-deprecating joke to make everybody feel comfortable with my size because there can be hang-ups and anxieties.
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The sound of a golf game is very different than the sound of a football game.
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When your protagonist bores you, you're in trouble.
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I go to correctional facilities and talk to kids there. They have little kids in there who are, like, 12 years old, stealing cars and stuff like that.
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This awful concept of underclass is really horrifying. You're not lower class, you are excluded - outside.
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It's tougher for women than men in Hollywood, period, if you ask me. As with most professions, women have generally not found equality with men when it comes to income and influence. There aren't as many female directors, producers, and writers, which translates to fewer complex roles for women.
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If you buy a DVD you have a copy. If you want a backup copy you buy another one.
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The fire trucks are out, there are thousands of people in the streets. You have a choice. You can have this, or you let Negroes eat at the lunch counters.
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There are people in this country who have waited for decades for affordable health coverage for themselves and their families.
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Tired minds don't plan well. Sleep first, plan later.
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The more you adapt, the more interesting you are.
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There aren't enough people who are passionate with what they do. They're content just going through life being mediocre, being average. They don't want to thrive. They don't want to strive for greater. They're happy being where they are.
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Already at the origin of the species man was equal to what he was destined to become.
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What I learned about them, I liked. But it also seemed that the liberal line was not entirely correct, for it was obvious that racial differences went far beyond skin color. It would be difficult to categorize all the distinctions I noticed. In fact, I made no effort to catalogue them at the time, but their differences ranged all the way from physical characteristics to more subtle differences such as extreme aversion for work in cold weather. On cold days, when I felt invigorated, my black co-workers seemed lethargic.
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What libertarians assert is simply that differences among normal adults do not imply different fundamental rights.
