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Thomas Sowell Quotes

Biography: Thomas Sowell is known for his work as an economist, social theorist, ... more Biography: Thomas Sowell is known for his work as an economist, social theorist, and author. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and has written extensively on economic theories, social policies, and political ideology. Sowell's research often challenges contemporary socio-economic policies and offers alternative viewpoints grounded in free-market economics. less

"You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible"

Tags: Motivation, Personal growth, Self-improvement, Responsibility, Accountability

"All of us should be on guard against beliefs that flatter ourselves. Thinking that what we believe is the special thing about us is a way to avoid facing our own limitations"

Tags: Personal growth, Self-awareness, Mindfulness, Introspection, Humility

"There are so many things we can't do anything about, that to carry around in your head all the time, with the intensity of some people, is just debilitating"

Tags: Resilience, Mental health, Inner peace, Self-care, Letting go

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

Tags: Politics, Ideology, Social issues, Public policy, Disagreement

"One of the biggest dangers to a democracy is a misinformed electorate"

Tags: Democracy, Civic duty, Misinformation, Political awareness

"Some of the biggest cases of mistaken identity are among intellectuals who have trouble remembering that they are not God"

Tags: Philosophy, Self-awareness, Identity, Humility, Self-perception

"Weighing benefits against costs is the way most people make decisions"

Tags: Decision-making, Rational thinking, Cost-benefit analysis, Making choices

"The most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work "

Tags: Politics, Government, Political theory, Ideology, Effectiveness

"The very fact that the left seems to have no alternative to their failed policies—other than the notion that, since people were not persuaded by their arguments, those arguments must be repeated in a louder voice—suggests a cognitive dissonance that defies logic"

Tags: Politics, Persuasion, Ideology, Cognitive dissonance, Political discourse

"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"

Tags: Self-awareness, Education, Critical thinking, Emotional intelligence, Learning process

"Intellectuals may like to imagine themselves as people who speak truth to power, but too often they are people who speak lies to gain power"

Tags: Truth, Ambition, Ethics, Power, Honesty

"The real minimum wage is zero"

Tags: Economy, Economic theory, Employment, Income inequality, Unemployment

"The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites"

Tags: Economic inequality, Public policy, Government policy, Masses, Political critique

"Knowledge has to be improved, challenged, and increased constantly, or it vanishes"

Tags: Mindset, Growth, Learning, Knowledge, Education

"When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination"

Tags: Perception, Equality, Social justice, Fairness, Bias