Tommy Franks Quotes
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It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble, and then not worth much after you get it.
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Wherever I go in the world, I'm treated like royalty.
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It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.
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Unfortunately, if you don't want to be in the spotlight, get out of it.
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I'm not just a normal guy. I'm a gymnast.
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I don't even like to talk Lions too much just because the way our relationship ended.
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I'm a real girly-girl.
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Downloading songs is not good.
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The more I see of democracy the more I dislike it. It just brings everything down to the mere vulgar level of wages and prices, electric light and water closets, and nothing else.
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I loved every day I was in politics. But I got out at the right time. I never miss it.
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I'm attracted to the rag & bone aesthetic - classic and effortless with an edge.
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Those who put their lives on the line overseas are undoubtedly American heroes, but it's time for us to remember that those who serve in civilian life also embody the American spirit and are worthy of our praise as well.
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You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do.
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I know that I'm going out there, and I know that I am going to get hit in the head. I know that's part of football. That's like a firefighter knowing he is going to go into a fire at some point. You know you are going to be put in danger's way, and you accept that risk, and you do it.
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I admire a lot of actors; I think a lot of them have so much talent.
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I like to do all kinds of films.
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Why is it that countries which we call strong' are so powerful in creating wars but are so weak in bringing peace? Why is it that giving guns is so easy but giving books is so hard? Why is it, why is it that making tanks is so easy, but building schools is so hard?
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This cricket is like a burger, you can have it once a week but for a whole meal, you need to return to Test cricket. More than once a week, and it will give you a tummy ache.
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After the leg break it was a very tough time. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't sometimes thought about stopping playing football.
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Design in art, is a recognition of the relation between various things, various elements in the creative flux. You can't invent a design. You recognize it, in the fourth dimension. That is, with your blood and your bones, as well as with your eyes.
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Youth is a period of idealism. The Communists attract young people by appealing directly to that idealism. Too often, others have failed either to appeal to it or to use it and they are the losers as a consequence. We have no cause to complain if, having neglected the idealism of youth, we see others come along, take it, and harness it to their cause - and against our own.
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I actually got an initial sense of how big 'Outlander' was going to be on Twitter. We're all on there to help promote the show and also interact with the fans.
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Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your friend.
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I'm not a fan almost anywhere of announcing to the enemy of what I'm going to do.
