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“When 'The Shadow of the Wind' became a success I had already been a working writer, I'd been through the ups and downs, I'd seen how it worked.”

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Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Carlos Ruiz Zafón, born on September 25, 1964, is a renowned Spanish novelist known for his unique literary style and profound depiction of Barcelona. more

“Never mind that the new Visitors Center in Washington DC cost the taxpayers $621 million. Oh and that was ONLY $550 million more than the project was originally supposed to cost. Not to mention the fact that it was supposed to open three years ago .. but it was a government operation. What do you expect? I definitely want to put these people in charge of my healthcare and my retirement plan.”

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Author:Neal Boortz

“Demagoguery beats data in making public policy.”

Policy Beats Data Public Policy Demagoguery

Author:Dick Armey

“I call this the Fundamental Problem of Political Economy. How do we limit the power that idiots have over us? ... [Milton] Friedmans insight is that a market limits the power that others have over us; conversely, limiting the power that others have over us allows us to have markets. Friedman argued that no matter how wise the officials of government may be, market competition does a better job of protecting us from idiots.”

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Author:Arnold Kling

“Government does not do ANYthing as well as the private sector does, and that includes educating your children.”

Wells Children Doe Government Our Children Your Children Private Sector

Author:Neal Boortz

“Talk about threats to national security -- how about government so big, so complicated and so unmanageable, it cant get out of its own way?”

Way Bigs Government Security Threat Complicated National Security Cant

Author:Bob Schieffer

“Government can screw up just about everything. Given enough power and time it will screw up everything.”

Enough Government Given Screws Screw Ups

Author:Mark Thornton

“Too many voters are already bought -- not by corporate campaign donors, but by the government itself.”

Government Campaigns Corporate Voters Donors

Author:Joseph Sobran

“[Peter] Drucker says that modern government can do only two things well: wage war and inflate the currency. Its the aim of my administration to prove Mr Drucker wrong.”

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Author:Richard M. Nixon

“Government restrictions are attractive to people who want to impose their pet notions without having to count the costs.”

People Want Government Cost Notion Attractive Pet Restriction

Author:Thomas Sowell

“As a libertarian I believe we should have a federal government simple and circumscribed enough to be run by an average, dull, normal American. With George W. Bush we have half the equation in place.”

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Author:P. J. O'Rourke

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