Thomas Sowell Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Thomas Sowell quotes, Thomas Sowell sayings, and Thomas Sowell proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

If we spend our time with regrets over yesterday, and worries over what might happen tomorrow, we have no today in which to live. Thomas Sowell
Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them. Thomas Sowell
Stopping illegal immigration would mean that wages would have to rise to a level where Americans would want the jobs currently taken by illegal aliens. Thomas Sowell
As for gun control advocates, I have no hope whatever that any facts whatever will make the slightest dent in their thinking - or lack of thinking. Thomas Sowell
Sports are the reason I am out of shape. I watch them all on TV. Thomas Sowell
Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it. Thomas Sowell
In this era of political correctness, some people seem unaware that being squeamish about words can mean being blind to realities. Thomas Sowell
Too often the past has been twisted to fit the visions and agendas of the present. Thomas Sowell
Lunches don't get free just because you don't see the prices on the menu. And economists don't get popular by reminding people of that. Thomas Sowell
Balanced budget requirements seem more likely to produce accounting ingenuity than genuinely balanced budgets. Thomas Sowell
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. Thomas Sowell
You need to be empathetic in your own personal life and we help our neighbors and our friends out who are struggling in our neighborhoods. But we don't make bad decisions based on empathy. Thomas Sowell
The welfare state is not really about the welfare of the masses. It is about the egos of the elites Thomas Sowell
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
Some people say that taxes are the price we pay for civilization. But the runaway taxes of our time are the price we pay for being gullible. Thomas Sowell
The real minimum wage is zero. Thomas Sowell
People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. Thomas Sowell
Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the gullible but what it really means is putting more power in the hands of bureaucrats. Thomas Sowell
France has never gotten over the fact that it was once a great power and is now just a great nuisance. Thomas Sowell
If politicians stopped meddling with things they don't understand, there would be a more drastic reduction in the size of government than anyone in either party advocates. Thomas Sowell
If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism. Thomas Sowell
The real minimum wage is zero. Thomas Sowell
Freedom has cost too much blood and agony to be relinquished at the cheap price of rhetoric. Thomas Sowell
Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back. Thomas Sowell
Racism does not have a good track record. It's been tried out for a long time and you'd think by now we'd want to put an end to it instead of putting it under new management. Thomas Sowell
Rhetoric is no substitute for reality. Thomas Sowell
Without a moral framework, there is nothing left but immediate self-indulgence by some and the path of least resistance by others. Neither can sustain a free society. Thomas Sowell
You do not need proof for what people want to believe. Thomas Sowell
It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop and think. Thomas Sowell
Fairness' is one of the great mantras of the left. Since everyone has his own definition of fairness, that word is a blank check for the expansion of government power. What fairness means in practice is that third parties -- busybodies -- can prevent mutual accommodations by others. Thomas Sowell