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It's a vain hope to believe that people will voluntarily turn their back on government subsidies. — James Cook
I've found out that Malakula was named by Captain James Cook. It comes from the French mal au cul which means 'pain in the arse' after Cook found it difficult to deal with cannibals, volcanoes and other annoying features. It's good to know proper explorers sometimes share the feelings I have on my travels. — Karl Pilkington
You think you know death, but you don't, not until you've seen it, really seen it... And it gets under your skin and lives inside you.
You also think you know life, stand on the edge of things and what you go by but you're not living it, not really, you're just a tourist, a ghost, then you see it, really see it, it gets under your skin and lives inside you, and there's no escape, there's nothing to be done, and you know what? it's good, it's a good thing.
And that's all I've got to say about it. — Jack O'Connell
The one thing that flies in the face of all human history and experience, is that the government can do a superior job than the private sector. — James Cook
Government is full of people who think they know what's best for others and can rationalize compelling them to accept it. — James Cook
James's general position on the difference between the sexes, which was that woman is "by nature inferior to man. She is man's inferior in passion, his inferior in intellect, and his inferior in physical strength"; she is, very properly, her husband's "patient and unrepining drudge, his beast of burden, his toilsome ox, his dejected ass, his cook, his tailor, his own cheerful nurse and the sleepless guardian of his children." But their inferiority, James thought, is precisely what makes women attractive to men, so that any "great development of passion or intellect in woman is sure to prejudice" male attention. "Would any man fancy a woman after the pattern of Daniel Webster?"33 He consequently opposed serious education for women, a doctrine that had disastrous consequences in the case of his youngest child and only daughter, Alice. — Louis Menand
We should worry about our own souls first and trust in God's plan for others. — James Cook
Let one state in the U.S. be free of government and overnight you would have an economic powerhouse. — James Cook
Virtually anything is more stimulating than conversations with strangers at social gatherings. — James Cook
Prayer is futility when compared to belief. — James Cook
The Hollywood left insists on painting business persons as arch criminals, even though it's ridiculous. They like to depict free enterprise, capitalism and business leaders as a source of evil and criminality. Somehow they think that will influence enough people to further their left-wing agenda. — James Cook
Time flies when you're running out of money. — James Cook
Was Cook's ship a scientific expedition protected by a military force or a military expedition with a few scientists tagging along? That's like asking whether your petrol tank is half empty or half full. It was both. The Scientific Revolution and modern imperialism were inseparable. People such as Captain James Cook and the botanist Joseph Banks could hardly distinguish science from empire. — Yuval Noah Harari
We can never right the wrongs of the past. — James Cook
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results, then liberalism is a form of insanity. — James Cook
The decline and fall of a civilization is barely noticed by most of its citizens. — James Cook
Struggle is the architect of the soul. — James Cook
Without memory there are no worries. — James Cook
The American people have come to rely on the government for their security. They will find out how incompetent the government is when they no longer have security. — James Cook
Hardly anything works out as well as we hope. — James Cook
Good times weaken belief. — James Cook
It's kind of cheesy, but my mama, who you all have seen on the show, says to cook for your man. She's Southern, so when he comes home, be pullin' a pie out of the oven. That's always been her advice, and you know what? It works. Your man wants to see you in the kitchen, puttin' some love into some food; it works for Eric, that's for sure. — Jessie James Decker
The more noteworthy a person's achievements, the more government agents are attracted to investigating that person. — James Cook
So, Angel?" I said, looking over at her. She was gliding through the night, her eight-foot wings looking like a dove's. "Have you picked up anything from Anne, about anything? Anything off?"
Not really." Angel thought. "From what I can tell, she does work for the FBI. She does care about us and wants us to be happy. She thinks the boys are slobs.
I'm blind," Iggy said irritably. "How am I supposed to make everything all tidy?"
Yeah, because you're so handicapped," I said sarcastically. "Like- you can't build bombs or cook or win at Monopoly. You can't tell us apart by the feel of our skin or feathers. — James Patterson
This book is a story of encounters between Reef peoples and places, ideas, and environments, over more than two centuries, beginning with James Cook's bewildered voyage through a coral maze and ending with the searing mission of reef scientist John "Charlie" Veron to goad us to act over the impending death of the Reef. — Iain McCalman
What comforted me? That is easy. It was a strong cold chicken jelly so very, very thick. My mother's Chinese cook would fix it. He would cook it down, condense it-this broth with all sorts of feet in it, then it would gell into sheer bliss. It kept me alive once for three weeks when I was ill as a child. And I've always craved it since. — James Beard
The only reasonable outcome of a nation's sins is to learn not to repeat them. — James Cook
It's not capitalism that's failing the U.S. but socialism. — James Cook
At the very least, people who get subsidies should have to get up in the morning and do something, even if it's a make work job. But most liberals would oppose even this simple test of responsibility. — James Cook
Michael scrambled around again and kissed James's lips and cheeks in brief, silly pecks.
"Breakfast?"
"You offering or ordering?" James grumbled.
"I'm offering to cook if you're offering up the groceries. Do you have eggs?"
"No, I have sperm. What the hell do they teach you in school these days?"
Michael giggled. "Chicken eggs, wise ass. In your refrigerator. — Eli Easton
Gasahol is socialism's fuel. — James Cook
Apparently there's nothing more dangerous than a religious criminal. — James Cook
You cannot rectify grievances from the past with today's charity. — James Cook
The universality of tattooing is a curious subject for speculation. — James Cook
Independent thinkers are usually geniuses or idiots and at times it's hard to tell which. — James Cook
A free ride is life's most difficult journey. — James Cook
Once a person comes to rely on the government for support, that person becomes a socialist through and through. — James Cook
People who never seen to learn claim the government can be made more efficient. — James Cook
Liberals believe and inexhaustible fund exists that can be tapped endlessly to pay for government social programs. Tax the rich and give it to a long line of moochers, pork barrel hustlers and ne'er-do-wells. These funds would otherwise have been employed as additional capital indispensable to economic progress. — James Cook
Get a grip, Haskell. Find a target, blast it, cook up an alibi. What's complicated about that? — James A. Hetley
Nations that embrace the free market to the greatest extent prosper the most. — James Cook
It's nearly impossible for a criminal to come from a good mother. — James Cook
The only time you can have maximum economic progress is when social programs don't exist. — James Cook
Nothing's worse than a business person who sells out to the left, if you're a capitalist, stand up and be counted. — James Cook
When you cook, you never stop learning.
That's the fascination of it all. — James Beard
That which you worry about most in life is seldom bad, and that likely applies to dying. — James Cook
The thing that distinguishes permanent poverty is bad character. — James Cook
My definition of man is a cooking animal. The beasts have memory, judgement, and the faculties and passions of our minds in a certain degree; but no beast is a cook. — James Boswell
Money without wisdom diminishes the pleasure and enjoyment of wealth. — James Cook
Taxes cause the most bad business decisions. — James Cook
Worry not so much about other peoples morals but more about your own. — James Cook
Easier will always win out over harder. — James Cook
Taking money from job creating entrepreneurs and giving it to ever-failing government programs has to be the ultimate in economic illiteracy. — James Cook
The English too, were turning their eyes to the South. In 1769, there was to be a transit of the planet Venus across the disc of the sun, a rare event which astronomers wanted to observe. The newly discovered island of Tahiti was judged the perfect site. The Royal Society in London asked the Royal Navy to organize the expedition. The Navy obliged. This was to have profound and unlooked-for consequences. It led to the virtual monopolization by naval officers of British Polar exploration until the first decade of this century. The voyage inspired by the transit of Venus was commanded by a man of quiet genius, James Cook, one of the greatest of discoverers. — Roland Huntford
There are only two questions about government. How much do you want? How much can you stand? — James Cook
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What is still more to our shame as civilized Christians, we debauch their morals already too prone to vice, and we introduce among them wants and perhaps disease which they never before knew and which serve only to disturb that happy tranquility which they and their forefathers enjoyed. If anyone denies the truth of this assertion, let him tell me what the natives of the whole extent of America have gained by the commerce they have had with Europeans. — James Cook
Doubt makes us reaffirm what we believe. — James Cook
To use ones religion as a rationalization for lack of financial success demeans that faith. — James Cook
Private charity discourages poverty while public subsidies encourage it. — James Cook
Liberals fostered the subsidies that have converted so many citizens to helplessness. They have made high taxes and big government a way of life. They have corrupted the politicians into believing that in order to be elected to office, they must dispense benefits. — James Cook
Once trapped in the belief that you are a victim, you surrender your birthright to compete for the prizes of life. — James Cook
Knaves will come and knaves will go. — James Cook
Government employees move up the ladder through educational credentials rather than merit. People are given jobs and promotions based on seniority, race and gender rather than ability or talent. Such a system often overlooks the deserving and rewards the incompetent. There is no payoff for achievement. — James Cook
Never underestimate the totality of chaos and betrayal that comes through currency debasement. — James Cook
Whatever you subsidize you get more of. — James Cook
Living your life constructs your soul, not a few seconds of daily prayer. — James Cook
Our religious understanding and beliefs should evolve just like everything else. — James Cook
Socialism is the triumph of people's prejudices over their reason. — James Cook
No matter how great your wisdom, you can still make a fool of yourself. — James Cook
Captain James Cook's ship, The Endeavour, hit a coral outcrop in the Great Barrier Reef in 1770. Cook and his crew camped in what is now called Cooktown for nearly two months while making repairs. Then they sailed south, where Cook claimed the east coast of Australia as British territory. — Julie Murphy
Winning a lottery may prove to be bad luck. — James Cook
Those who help the poor the most also hurt them the most. — James Cook
If you get a job or promotion because of your race or gender, it is no different than a subsidy. You get something you didn't earn, 'something for nothing.' — James Cook
Investors believe in the best possible outcome. — James Cook
Taxes are a penalty on progress. — James Cook
The eyes of the owner can see what no one else can see. — James Cook
The welfare system is the breeding ground of crime, addiction and radical politics. — James Cook
Give persons who would cheat you every opportunity so you can soon be rid of them. — James Cook
Inflation makes the wealthiest people richer and the masses poorer. — James Cook
We are coerced into faith by our suffering. — James Cook
Our contemporary brand of socialism has one fatal flaw. It's too expensive. When you try to shower benefits on so many recipients, you eventually must resort to subterfuge. Foremost among those tricks is money and credit expansion. Inevitably, you debase your currency. — James Cook
We are destroying capitalism to pay for socialism. — James Cook
A single charitable foundation started by one capitalist does more good than a world full of socialists and leftists. Think Carnegie and his libraries, or Sloan and Kettering their hospital, or Gates in Africa. — James Cook
The economy that leads the world will be the one with the most millionaires and billionaires. — James Cook
The longer people receive economic assistance, the worse their social condition and behavior. — James Cook
Governments institutionalize something for nothing. — James Cook
Everybody lives an epic. — James Cook