Tom Hayden (Thomas Emmet Hayden) Quotes
Twice the Republicans in the California legislature tried to block my seating because of my trips to Hanoi.
Quotes to Explore
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I do believe there are leaders who are like lightning and they come along and they lead. The Lincolns of the world, the Alexander the Greats, they do exist. They have existed.
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Boys are like puppies, but the thing I find terrifying is how do you steer them?
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Do not underestimate the determination of a quiet man.
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They've listed my name in the dictionary - 'Imeldific' is used to mean ostentatious extravagance... But the truth will prevail.
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Research shows that the climate of an organization influences an individual's contribution far more than the individual himself.
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In life, I'm pretty low-key and quite non-descript.
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There is nothing so beautiful as the free forest. To catch a fish when you are hungry, cut the boughs of a tree, make a fire to roast it, and eat it in the open air, is the greatest of all luxuries. I would not stay a week pent up in cities if it were not for my passion for art.
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It's very easy to lose language - it can be shut off in a second.
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Heroism feels and never reasons and therefore is always right.
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I was directed and commanded by another power. The power of darkness. The power that you've heard so much about. The power that a lot of people don't believe exists. The power of the Devil. Satan.
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If at first you don't succeed, you get back up and you try ... and you try ... and you try it again ... except ice skating, I hate this crap, I quit!
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I'll have to get people to write songs for me right now until my own writing comes around.
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Carnegie Hall was real fabulous, but you know, it ain't as big as the Grand Ole Opry.
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I don't have anything to hide but what happens is the media tend to beat up what I say.
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People who can't rely on their wits and intelligence to reach success -- that's not what government is about, and that's not what I want.
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Nothing needs to happen to a writer’s life after they are 20. By then they’ve experienced more than enough to last their creative life.
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I tried to do my best impression of The Jonas Brothers, but no matter how hard I tried I ended up looking cool!
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If we are perplexed by an apparent contradiction in Scripture, it is not allowable to say, 'The author of this book is mistaken'; but either the manuscript is faulty, or the translation is wrong, or you have not understood.
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Never forget, the press is the enemy. The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.
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Obviously I've got to work hard to have my own label, but it all benefits me in a different kind of way. I can say "No," and nobody's going to be pissed off or breathe down my neck. I can draw the line and take breaks when I want to. I try not to. And getting to develop other artists is something I've always wanted to do.
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Much arrogance is necessary equipment for an artist, I think. Not sufficient, but necessary. It carries one across the gaps.
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Unless you work at the Republican National Committee or some other conservatively affiliated organization, people's personal political preferences should not be a criterion for employment or comfort in the workplace.
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Michael wasn't on the pool deck, which was hard for me. None of my old Coral Springs teammates were around. Still, that old plane of cement felt like home. I folded my clothes and put them on the bench. I placed my water bottle under my starting block, and I dove in. Once again, I felt that ultimate state of transition, my feet no longer on the ground, my hands not yet in the water.
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Twice the Republicans in the California legislature tried to block my seating because of my trips to Hanoi.
