Fred Thompson Quotes
I looked down on a quilt of clouds, bordered on the horizon by the blood-orange streaks of the setting sun. As the steady hum of the engine drowned out the chatter around me, I realized that I would probably be thinking about the implications of Watergate for the rest of my life. For the country, and for me it had been a significant point in time. (page 263)
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If we don't have God in our life, we're considered dead.
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I want to coach high school football, and that's always what I've wanted to do.
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I always loved cars. I don't know why, I can't explain it to you. It has always been with me.
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I believe in the promise of America. Being a Cuban refugee, having come here when I was eight, I know that this is a shining city on the hill.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I'd long wanted to write about that moment when a woman steps off the career track to have her first child. For me, that was a scary time.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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We only have a certain amount of energy for each day. If we use it for the wrong purpose, if we focus on the negative or dwell on whoever hurt us, then we're not going to have the energy we need for the right purposes.
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I love literature deeply. I view books as sacred things, and in writing my story, I'm going to do my best to honor the form that has played such a huge part in shaping who I am.
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Real tolerance means respecting other people even when they baffle you and you have no idea why they think what they think.
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I think every girl's dream is to find a bad boy at the right time, when he wants to not be bad anymore.
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The best thing I did was to choose the right heroes.
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Pioneers may be picturesque figures, but they are often rather lonely ones.
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By understanding and harnessing the forces that drive human behavior, you can create a self-sustaining philanthropic effort that reaches millions of people. It begins with an entrepreneurial attitude: take an idea and execute on that idea. If it doesn't work, learn why and build on what you've learned.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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Amaranth, the world's most nutritious grain, is available from health food stores.
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I guess taking a stand is valid for a commentator. But that's not what I am.
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It is better to be a has-been than a never-was.
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Sometimes I'm happy - you can tell via Twitter. Sometimes I'm pissed off - you can tell via Twitter. I just think, at the end of the day, I don't want them to see me as a celebrity; I just want them to see me and say, 'He's like a regular person at his job right now who's mad.'
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The wealth that was created by my investments wasn't put into a giant swimming pool as so many elected demagogues seem to imagine. Instead it benefitted our employees, their families and our community at large.
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I see the Internet as the next big deal - I wanted to get in on it early on so I wouldn't get behind it all.
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I love being a dad, and I'm good at it. Kids teach you about life, like how not to focus on yourself so much.
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I looked down on a quilt of clouds, bordered on the horizon by the blood-orange streaks of the setting sun. As the steady hum of the engine drowned out the chatter around me, I realized that I would probably be thinking about the implications of Watergate for the rest of my life. For the country, and for me it had been a significant point in time. (page 263)
