Fred Thompson Quotes
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Simplicity is an acquired taste. Mankind, left free, instinctively complicates life.
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I can sing in front of people. I can go on a TV show, live, and not feel like I'm going to throw up.
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A novel is not a rant.
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I did almost two years on 'One Life to Live,' so I was thinking, 'Oh yeah, I'm an actor now.'
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One day there were two out in the ninth, and I hit a pop fly so high that the fans got tired of waiting for it to come down. So they all went home and listened to it drop by turning on the radio.
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I love to make a one-pot meal - think stir-fry but in the French Fricassee. I start with what takes the longest to roast and then add vegetables, fresh herbs, and starch until the meal is complete in one shot.
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We love a tale of heroes and villains and conflicts requiring a neat resolution.
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Competition on anything is good, because it makes everybody better.
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Leaving Egypt and the people I loved so much, and the environment I liked, was definitely worth it, because I also have great love for medicine and science.
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I don't have contempt for Tiger Woods.
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The personal things should be left out of platforms at conventions. You can argue yourself blue in the face, and you're not going to change each other's minds. It's a waste of your time and my time.
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I'm not keen on history being tampered with... to any extent.
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When we think about the past, we think, 'It must have been so boring.' It's actually not.
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It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
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Nashville, there's people that are ten times more talented than me, ten times better singer than me, song writer than me, but for some reason you get the ball, and now - and now you run with it. And you do the best you can.
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Down the mine I dreamed of cricket; I bowled imaginery balls in the dark; I sent the stumps spinning and heard them rattling in the tunnels. No mishap was going to stop me from bowling in the real game, especially this one.
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As far as I'm concerned, you're a feminist by default if you're born in the Western world right now.
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If I read in a paper that somebody has said something about me, I'm going to take it with a pinch of salt; I really am!
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Let's be clear about what Common Core is. It spells out what students should know at the end of each grade. The goal is to ensure that our students are sound in math and literacy and that our schools have some basic consistency nationwide. But the standards do not dictate a national curriculum, and teachers are not told how or what to teach.
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One of the most interesting aspects of the film project was collaborating with so many people - directors, filmmakers, and writers - over a five-year period. I learned that there are two components to this.
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I like underdogs, I like anti-heroes - people that have a hard time overcoming things in life.
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The will of the people is the best law.
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When you see reference to a new paradigm you should always, under all circumstances, take cover. Because ever since the great tulipmania in 1637, speculation has always been covered by a new paradigm. There was never a paradigm so new and so wonderful as the one that covered John Law and the South Sea Bubble - until the day of disaster.
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There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill.
