Arthur C. Brooks Quotes

There is nothing inherently fair about equalizing incomes. If the government penalizes you for working harder than somebody else, that is unfair. If you save your money but retire with the same pension as a free-spending neighbor, that is also unfair.

Arthur C. Brooks

Recitation: by Male by Female

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MoneyGovernmentYouNeighborUnfair

I love school. I was a great student.

Joan Jett

LoveGreatSchoolStudentI Love

The hand is man's most valuable servant; its dexterity enables it to respond to his slightest bidding.

Max Heindel

ManHandRespondServantValuable

I'm happiest with my family around me.

Amy Winehouse

FamilyMeHappiestAround

The oaths of a woman I inscribe on water.

Sophocles

WaterWomanOaths

I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American people and a native intelligence - providing they have the facts, providing they have the information.

Studs Terkel

IntelligencePeopleDeepFactsBooks

We used to get published a lot. And there was this vodka advertisement... it embarrassed me a lot afterwards.

Robin Day

MeEmbarrassedUsedGetPublished

I think you have to realize that most ancient warfare is really kind of hit and run, honestly. You go and you bash down the walls of some enemy 50 miles away and you take some slaves, you take some cattle, probably a bit of cash too, and then you say goodbye and go home and you probably do the same thing next year - or try to, or they do it to you.

Mary Beard

HomeWallsGoodbyeThinkYearYou

When someone comes up to me and says, 'Mary, you helped save my marriage', or, 'Mary, you helped me get out of this abusive relationship', I'm in it, really in their lives. And I'm so passionate about my feelings, but also about showing people the way through theirs.

Mary J. Blige

MarriageRelationshipPeopleMeYou

Whatever happens, I'll just keep moving forward. Like an avalanche.

Michelle Phan

Moving ForwardMovingForwardKeep

It's a bit of a cliche, but I think girls like to get flowers. I think books are quite romantic, too. If you can find an interesting book, that brings something out in your partner that can be very romantic.

Douglas Booth

RomanticFlowersBookPartnerThink

When I was growing up, you didn't know there was a women's national team. Now girls grow up dreaming of playing for Canada.

Christine Sinclair

WomenTeamGrowing UpGrowYouKnow

I always think that I've embarrassed myself.

Christina Ricci

MyselfThinkAlwaysEmbarrassed

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