Blake Farenthold Quotes
I would consider it to be immoral to take a paycheck when the people in the federal government are not.
Quotes to Explore
-
We continue to be bullish on China.
-
I'm afraid one thing - I don't like heights. Heights bug me out. I'm not cool with heights. I refuse to do a comedy show 12 stories up. I'm fearless about everything else.
-
There is no button that you push and the next day you become independent.
-
What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.
-
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.
-
Whether it's through introduction of the right gut bacteria or direct modification of the genes of cows and pigs, I think we're going to have to introduce something like this into our livestock - a way to consume the methane rather than releasing it.
-
We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
-
The true measure of success for the U.N. is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most.
-
Just now, Christianity is in the ascendant. Buddhism and Taoism are decadent; their influence cannot long hold its own. Buddhism has long since passed its meridian; Taoism has only demons, not gods.
-
Once you realize just the sort of glut of books that exists out there, it does become incumbent on you not to add to it unless you have a damn good reason.
-
E. Klimov's 'Come and See,' about partisans fighting the Germans in Byelorussia, is the greatest anti-war film ever made.
-
By now it is evident that the Soviet Union must gain control of Europe to maintain its empire.
-
Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing.
-
If writers just sit and talk about oppression, they are not going to do much writing.
-
My definition of country music is really pretty simple. It's when someone sings about their life and what they know, from an authentic place.
-
Recording a song for a film doesn't take much time; it's hardly an hour's job, but concerts are constant, and so is travelling, so I've to take time out to work on my albums because I'm passionate about creating my own music. When you love something dearly, you set your priorities accordingly.
-
The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself.
-
Twitter is a place where you share your thoughts, yourself... you don't want a plain white backdrop for that. You want the entire page to say something about who you are. Designer or not, if the urge strikes you, go for it. Put up that watercolor you've never shown anyone. Take a photo of that hat you just knitted... whatever it is, share it.
-
I've experienced writer's block, but never for more than a few days.
-
Getting 10,000 listeners for a free podcast novel is a lot easier than selling 10,000 hardcover novels at $25 a pop.
-
When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.
-
Clear out 800,000 people and preserve it as a museum piece.
-
It would be nice to turn off that incessant churning of consciousness.
-
I would consider it to be immoral to take a paycheck when the people in the federal government are not.
