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You do not need proof for what people want to believe.


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It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.

It is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.



When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear.



Racism is not dead, but it is on life support -- kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as 'racists'

Racism is not dead, but it is on life support -- kept alive by politicians, race hustlers and people who get a sense of superiority by denouncing others as 'racists'



It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.



Any politician who can be elected only by turning Americans against other Americans is too dangerous to be elected.

Any politician who can be elected only by turning Americans against other Americans is too dangerous to be elected.



The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.

The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.



Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then you don't really care about the people that they claim to want to help.

Liberals seem to assume that, if you don't believe in their particular political solutions, then you don't really care about the people that they claim to want to help.



I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.

I have never understood why it is "greed" to want to keep the money you have earned but not greed to want to take somebody else's money.



Capitalism knows only one color: that color is green; all else is necessarily subservient to it, hence, race, gender and ethnicity cannot be considered within it.

Capitalism knows only one color: that color is green; all else is necessarily subservient to it, hence, race, gender and ethnicity cannot be considered within it.



The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.

The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.





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How does the moon feel as it sees the ocean lap at your shores? The eternal pain of knowing you are there but forever out of reach...

How does the moon feel as it sees the ocean lap at your shores? The eternal pain of knowing you are there but forever out of reach...



A man is his tallest when he is down on his knees in prayer.

A man is his tallest when he is down on his knees in prayer.



My work makes me a better mom. It gives me a little door to step out of my parenting and bring the excitement from my day back home.

My work makes me a better mom. It gives me a little door to step out of my parenting and bring the excitement from my day back home.



We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest.

We do not need to be shoemakers to know if our shoes fit, and just as little have we any need to be professionals to acquire knowledge of matters of universal interest.



I want to still be singing at 70 years old. I want to be open to the dreams I haven't even dreamed up.

I want to still be singing at 70 years old. I want to be open to the dreams I haven't even dreamed up.



It was not right to believe anything you couldn't see or hold in your hands or test with your teeth.

It was not right to believe anything you couldn't see or hold in your hands or test with your teeth.



On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House.

On immigration, there are a lot of hurdles before anything arrives at the White House.



Drink wine, not labels.

Drink wine, not labels.



Formulate a specific game plan... the specific steps in making your intention come to life.

Formulate a specific game plan... the specific steps in making your intention come to life.




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