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Thomas Sowell Quotes

All the political angst and moral melodrama about getting 'the rich' to pay 'their fair share' is part of a big charade. This is not about economics, it is about politics.

Thomas Sowell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: economist
Nationality: american
Birth: June 30, 1930

Topics

Politics Economics Rich Political

Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measles or polio.

Melinda Gates

Children Child Look Take For Granted

You have to not let yourself believe you can't. Do what you can do within the framework of what you have, and don't look outside - look inside.

Melvin Van Peebles

Yourself Believe You Look Outside

This is the UFC. UFC has the best fighters in the world. That's it.

Anderson Silva

Best World Fighters UFC

Yes, I mean, There's nothing like it. There is an added sense of pressure because of that, but there's also nothing like the thrill you get being in the same space with that audience right there and then. And when you do it, it's over.

Michael C. Hall

Space Pressure You Nothing Mean Yes

David and Dad didn't get along too well growing up. I mean we all got along, but it was harder on David, because David wasn't going to be the son that Dad wanted. But now they're like best friends.

Amy Sedaris

Son Best Growing Up Friends Growing

Any pitcher who throws at a batter and deliberately tries to hit him is a communist.

Alvin Dark

Him Communist Who Pitcher Hit Any

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

Patience Learn You First Must Lot

Like other kids wanted to become firemen or astronauts, I wanted to make people laugh.

Steven Wright

People Laugh Become Astronauts Kids

Sometimes I go crazy - get into a mindspace where it doesn't matter what I spend. Like, on impulse, I might buy a $600 Dolce t-shirt, you know, just because it's silk and maybe there's some suede leather detailing. Or two of my favourite hoodies, I don't even know the brand, but they're' very thin soft cotton. $300 apiece!

Trey Songz

Crazy Brand You Go Know Sometimes

Writing about prayer to a secular audience is tap-dancing on the radio. I want to say, 'Gee whiz, isn't this great,' and have everyone's head cocked like the RCA dog.

Mary Karr

Dog Great Prayer Writing Say Want

Essentially, all expressions of human nature ever produced, from a caveman's paintings to Mozart's symphonies and Einstein's view of the universe, emerge from the same source: the relentless dynamic toil of large populations of interconnected neurons.

Miguel Nicolelis

Nature Universe View Human Nature

The monopoly of science in the realm of knowledge explains why evolutionary biologists do not find it meaningful to address the question whether the Darwinian theory is true.

Phillip E. Johnson

Knowledge Science Find True Why