Gene Hackman Quotes

I have trouble with direction, because I have trouble with authority. I was not a good Marine.

Gene Hackman

Good
Marine

Quotes to Explore

First responders will be on the frontlines if there is a terrorist attack in our communities, and we must provide them with the tools they need to do their difficult jobs.

Ed Markey
- Difficult
- Need
- Tools
Make that extra effort for every relationship. Whether it's with your parents, your children, your husband or your friends. It makes a difference to them. I try to give my kids a lot of solo time where I play with them, talk to them, listen to them. Similarly, you give time for your workout. You slot a time for it, no matter what.

Kajol
- Time
- Children
- Kids
I think it's always easy to be sympathetic to parts of the government in detail; in their concrete manifestations. Because obviously, we don't have government for no reason.

P. J. O'Rourke
- Think
- Government
- Easy
Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor.

Abe Lemons
- School
- Medical
- Doctor
I grew up in a cloistered, conservative culture that adhered to strict gender roles. So it's easy to understand why the 'girl dressed as a boy' trope resonated so much. In a world that didn't want to give people like me adventures or significance, books with cross-dressing girls were treasures.

Rae Carson
- People
- Up
- World
When I wrote my eighth thriller, 'Inside Out,' in 2009, the villains were a group of CIA and other government officials who colluded to destroy a series of tapes depicting Americans torturing war-on-terror prisoners.

Barry Eisler
- War
- Government
- Group