Walter E. Williams Quotes
Here's Williams' roadmap out of poverty: Complete high school; get a job, any kind of a job; get married before having children; and be a law-abiding citizen. Among both black and white Americans so described, the poverty rate is in the single digits.
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It took me a while and a lot of hard times to figure out my purpose, I am so happy with my life. I just want to help make other people happy, too.
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I've directed independent film.
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My house looks like it was decorated by a 14-year old with a platinum American Express card.
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I'm as addicted to 'Power' as I am 'Empire.' I'm just grateful. We get a chance to have two phenomenal shows that we can enjoy. So when 'Empire' is over, 'Power' starts. When 'Power' is over, 'Empire' starts.
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Anything scarce will ultimately be tokenized because the benefits of digitization and increased liquidity are so great.
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I'm trying to be a singer, not a civil rights leader.
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Having a credible existence in the private sector frees people to be able to be better public servants. You're less concerned with... toeing the party line and more concerned with doing what is right.
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I'm a child of the Sixties.
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I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.
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Our country is in deep trouble. To talk and re-litigate in 1998, or even what Mitt Romney said or didn't say in 1994 or 2002, I don't think most people really care.
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I'm younger than Rod Stewart and Bruce Springsteen, but I'm still getting up there in age.
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I'ma continue to make records, continue to make hits, continue to be what I am, legendary.
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My biggest asset is not cash - it's a large, growing, devout fanbase.
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You just have to take these opportunities when they come along. They're not that frequent; you'll get a really good script, oh, maybe once a year if you're lucky.
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To assume all the powers is not good for anybody. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All those experiments have a bad ending.
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Prayer is an august avowal of ignorance.
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Is it not enough to know the evil to shun it? If not, we should be sincere enough to admit that we love evil too well to give it up.
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You know, I love America. It's such a positive country.
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It's a classic album. If it ain't better than 'The Truth,' it's right there with it. I wouldn't say it if I ain't think so, 'cause 'The Truth' was my baby. That's the pure album.
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If we hold the poverty thought, the penury thought, the thought of lack, we cannot demonstrate abundance. We must hold the plenty thought if we would reach plenty.
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In my era of wrestling, there were no guaranteed contracts, so it was inherent that you draw the crowd in to make money.
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What sets baseball apart from other sports is the array of skills that every player needs: the speed, the power, the agility.
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Always kiss your children goodnight, even if they're already asleep.
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Here's Williams' roadmap out of poverty: Complete high school; get a job, any kind of a job; get married before having children; and be a law-abiding citizen. Among both black and white Americans so described, the poverty rate is in the single digits.
