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I came to New York to be a fine artist - that was my ambition. ”
Highly educated young people are tutored, taught and monitored in all aspects of their lives, except the most important, which is character building. When it comes to this, most universities leave them alone. ”
The GOP's policies are not designed to help the middle class. They are designed to help their wealthy, powerful friends and donors under the misguided idea that wealth will one day trickle down. ”
Bill Clinton's legacy on job creation should be assailed by none and admired by every presidential candidate who hopes to do the same. ”
For every Steven King, there are a dozen guys like me who make a good living. For every David Brin, there are a dozen authors who have managed to make it their day job. For each of them, there are a dozen more for whom writing is a terrific supplement. ”
Those who use 'Correlation is not the same as causation' as a magic incantation to dismiss all fact-using professions are fools holding a lit match in one hand and an open gas can in the other, screaming, 'One has nothing to do with the other!' ”
Above all, TRIBES is fun, and even kind of sexy... in that every round features an Opportunity for Reproduction, which is the main aim of the game, as it is in most of Nature. ”
Historically, central planners have generally done a poor job of managing economic resources - this we've known since the time of the Pharaohs. ”
Oh, how precious is time, and how it pains me to see it slide away, while I do so little to any good purpose. ”
With a suit, always wear big British shoes, the ones with large welts. There's nothing worse than dainty little Italian jobs at the end of the leg line. ”