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It took capitalism half a century to come back from the Great Depression. 
Economic science concerns itself primarily with theoretical and empirical generalizations about the ... 
Science has authority, not because of white coats, or titles, but because of precision and transpare... 
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Distrust of government isn't baseless cynicism. It's realism. 
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The Left despises Texas, with its stellar record of job growth; Texas, with its strong support for t... 
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If you put me in charge of the medical research budget, I would cancel all primary research, I would... 
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The covetous man never has money. The prodigal will have none shortly. 
When you overpay small people you frighten them. They know that their merits or activities entitle t... 
I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stor... 
This figure that thou here seest put,
It was for gentle Shakespeare cut,
Wherein the graver ha... 
A third heir seldom profits by ill-gotten wealth. 
A pauper traveller will sing before a beggar. 
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Happiness is a journey not a destination. 
Success is a journey, not a destination. 
No one will do it for you. 
There is no sudden leap into the stratosphere. There is only advancing step by step, slowly and tort... 
You can do what you think you can do and you cannot do what you think you cannot 
Opportunities pop up for everybody all of the time. It's the way that we progress. It's whether or n... 
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Bad people excuse their faults; wise people leave them. 
The greatest waste in the world is the difference between what we are and what we could become. 
You've got to make haste while it's still light of day. My godmother used to say, I don't want to ru... 
Language most shows a man, speak that I may see thee. 
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I think it's probably honest to say that there's a certain powerful stillness that I remember admiri... 
I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games. 
Running for money doesn't make you run fast. It makes you run first. 
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It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawnmower,... 
Commerce is one of the daughters of Fortune, inconsistent and deceitful as her mother. she chooses h... 
There's a thing that keeps surprising you about stormy old friends after they die; their silence. 
As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round. 
We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own. 
Most plans are just inaccurate predictions. 
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The greatest success, is successful self acceptance. 
Changes start occurring when budgets are cut. 