#us

The problem isn't that Johnny can't read. The problem isn't even that Johnny can't think. The problem is that Johnny doesn't know what thinking is; he confuses it with feeling. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#even #feeling #johnny #know #problem

Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#been #close #even #expand #fair

Each new generation born is in effect an invasion of civilization by little barbarians, who must be civilized before it is too late. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#before #born #civilization #civilized #each

Actually lowering the cost of insurance would be accomplished by such things as making it harder for lawyers to win frivolous lawsuits against insurance companies. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#actually #against #companies #cost #frivolous

Talkers are usually more articulate than doers, since talk is their specialty. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#doers #more #since #specialty #talk

Education doesn't change life much. It just lifts trouble to a higher plane of regard. ↗

— Robert Frost

#change #higher #higher plane #just #life

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate. ↗

— Robert Frost

#any #compassionate #generous #great #heart

It's so easy for us to misperceive and see the things in others that we want to see. And, when we're wrong, and often we're dead wrong, we miss the truth. ↗

— Kevin Spacey

#easy #miss #often #others #see

If the battle for civilization comes down to the wimps versus the barbarians, the barbarians are going to win. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#battle #civilization #comes #down #going

The least productive people are usually the ones who are most in favor of holding meetings. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#holding #least #meetings #most #ones