Thomas Sowell Quotes

There is no question that liberals do an impressive job of expressing concern for blacks. But do the intentions expressed in their words match the actual consequences of their deeds?

Thomas Sowell

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I go back and forth between wanting to be abundantly simple and maddeningly complex.

John Baldessari

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If an honest man is the noblest work of God, then Mr. Lincoln's title to high nobility is clear and unquestioned.

Matthew Simpson

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If you can't be president - if you cannot stand up and represent Americans, you should not be president.

Ana Navarro

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There's something to be said for giving and helping to change people's lives.

Steven A. Cohen

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I found in my experiences that it's not that men are consciously discriminating against promoting women, but I do believe as people we have self-images about what's good.

Sonia Sotomayor

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I come from Cuba. Taxes for me are no big thing.

Tony Oliva

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As I was growing up, all meals, including breakfast, were family occasions, and you all sat down to eat together - and you had to finish everything as well.

Mary Berry

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No one dislikes LL Cool J. If you meet LL Cool J, you fall in love with LL Cool J. LL and I had mutual friends, and he and I had always talked about doing something. My fans know LL's music. And I love him - we're blood brothers at this point. We've been through the fire together. I know no finer person.

Brad Paisley

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It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

Swami Sivananda

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In a market economy, however, the individual has some possibility of escaping from the power of the state.

Peter L. Berger

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First of all, from a spiritual perspective, I don't think anyone needs to be apologetic about being successful or having money. The more successful you are, the more job opportunities you create for other people.

Shilpa Shetty

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Ten thousand pounds is the legal value of a negligently taken life, of a child or a parent. A cold and somewhat mean-spirited calculation: you would do better if you slipped on a paving-stone and broke a front tooth.

Nina Bawden

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