Thomas Sowell Quotes

Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government.

Thomas Sowell

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LifeGovernmentWantNeverFair

France was an occupied country, a country that surrendered and was left without the right to choose.

Jean-Marie Le Pen

ChooseCountryRightWithoutLeft

I love doing drama as much as I love doing comedy.

Jean Smart

LoveComedyDoingDramaMuchI Love

Our staff not only received the reports from these agencies, they examined them. They questioned them.

John Sherman Cooper

OnlyReportsOurThemStaff

There are no road signs to help navigate. And, in fact, no one has yet determined which side of the road we're supposed to be on.

Steve Case

RoadHelpSignsSideDetermined

People used to ask me questions on my blog about how to break into the acting industry. You often have to start out in parts where you have very few words, but you still have to try to make an impact.

Stephen Amell

WordsPeopleMeStartImpactActing

Have you noticed the people most likely to be up in arms about governments apparently spying on us tend to be the most non-private people you know? The people launching petitions and wailing about Big Brother and data collection are most likely to be the most constant self-presenters.

Russell Smith

BrotherPeopleDataYouKnowBig

Habaneros have a great fruity flavor, but the challenge is that you have to deflect the heat in order to taste the flavor. If you don't, you're dead. They should really have a warning sign on them. Deflect the habanero's heat by pairing it with sweet food.

Bobby Flay

GreatFoodChallengeSweetYouHeat

Everyone in the music industry is so fun and laid-back.

Audrina Patridge

MusicFunEveryoneIndustry

I don't remember being taught to read, and by the time I was seven years old, I had read a very great many books, good, bad, and indifferent.

William Morris

GoodGreatTimeRememberBadOld

This may be a dream, but I'll say it anyway: I was supposed to be married last year, and I bought a gown. When I meet Nelson Mandela, I shall put on this gown and have the train of it removed and put aside, and kiss the ground that he walks on and then kiss his feet.

Nina Simone

KissFeetYearDreamTrainMeet

Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without the thorn.

Martin Amis

ArtLionLieRoseGrowDown

I have on my bookshelf a series of books with opposite titles: 'The Alpha Strategy' and the 'Omega Strategy'; 'Asia Rising' and 'Asia Falling'; 'Free to Choose' and 'Free to Lose'; 'How to Win Friends and Influence People' and 'How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.' Visitors love the collection.

Mark Skousen

LovePeopleInfluenceWinFreeLose

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