Thomas Sowell Quotes

You don't send people to prison on the basis of what other people imagine, or on the basis of media sound bites like 'shooting an unarmed child,' when that 'child' was beating him bloody.

Thomas Sowell

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What enables us to achieve our greatness contains the seeds of our destruction.

Jim Valvano

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I adore my two older sisters, Erika and Betsy.

Joan Smalls

TwoOlderAdoreSisters

A lot of people have problems thinking of you doing more than one thing. If you do one thing, then you couldn't possibly do another thing well. Of course, we know that's not so.

Joel Grey

PeopleProblemsThinkingDoingYou

I never really thought about becoming a professional musician.

John Mayall

ThoughtProfessionalNeverBecoming

I love looking back at the older fights; they don't make them like they used to. Just watching Tommy Hearns, the technique in his punching, the brilliance and the combinations from the likes of Ray Leonard and 'Sugar' Ray Robinson.

Tony Bellew

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Because there is so little room for expression otherwise, a lot of people love cinema because they find it a way of expressing themselves.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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I never wanted to play the short game.

Michael Keaton

GameShortPlayNeverWanted

In the NBA, as in nowhere else in America, white people are utterly beholden to black people, and they're not about to let us off that easily. It's a kind of very mild payback for the last 500 years.

David Shields

PeopleBlackAmericaWhiteKindUs

When I would first come to New York on tour, I hated the place.

Conor Oberst

New YorkPlaceNewFirstComeTour

There may be people in my audience who may not agree with me on some particular issue - you know, say, as a gun owner, they may not agree with me, or, you know, someone may not agree with me on a gay marriage topic. Any of those things. But those shouldn't be the reasons you listen to my music.

Brad Paisley

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I didn't have a lot of friends. I just walked around a lot and made up stories in my head. Then I'd go home and write them down. That's how I got started.

Shel Silverstein

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Volunteering is a way to quickly become part of your new community, make connections, and start to feel at home. That doesn't just benefit the individual. It benefits the company, too.

Rex Tillerson

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