Thomas Sowell Quotes

The simplest and most psychologically satisfying explanation of any observed phenomenon is that it happened that way because someone wanted it to happen that way.

Thomas Sowell

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My parents signed me up for classical guitar lessons, which made for two years of the most depressing Wednesday evenings.

Andrew Garfield

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If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.

Maya Angelou

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I've heard people on panels say, 'You must have a Web site. You need to tweet. Repeat the title of your book constantly,' and I just want to say, 'Shut up. Everything you're saying is wrong.' People will know instantly if your only motivation for tweeting is to sell books.

Maureen Johnson

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Readers are paramount. I live to write books for them.

Jeffery Deaver

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I don't believe that we should never not talk to people we don't agree with politically. If you can make that person laugh, it's the first step to getting him to listen to change their mind.

John Waters

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All the songs I write are about human dynamics, whether it's with girlfriends, boyfriends, or family.

Amy Winehouse

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Some years ago, I was invited to speak in Houston, Texas. They said I was a founder of 'postmodern theatre'. So I said to my office, 'This is ridiculous for me to go and speak about postmodern theatre when I don't know what it means, but... they're paying me a lot of money, so I'll go.'

Robert Wilson

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When I'm on the road, I wake up early and walk a lot. I'm very healthy. But when I come back home, I am more tempted by guilty pleasures, such as eating too many sweets and sleeping a lot.

Masaharu Morimoto

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I always feel I sing better if I have been playing a lot of tennis or football.

Juan Diego Florez

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It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and the broken promises.

Chief Joseph

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I learned that life is about the people around you and the people you give back to. That's what parenting is: You're not there for yourself; you're there for your offspring and everyone else around you.

Conrad Anker

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In the ten years leading up to 2013, quinoa prices nearly tripled on the back of skyrocketing international demand for the latest 'superfood'. The grain had traditionally been cultivated in the high Andean plateau, principally for household consumption. But as prices rose, farmers' incentive to sell it as a cash crop grew.

Arancha Gonzalez

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