T. Boone Pickens (Thomas Boone Pickens Jr.) Quotes
I know what people say, that water's a lot like air. Do you charge for air? Well, of course not. Well, you shouldn't charge for water. Okay, watch what happens you won't have any water
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A mathematician, like a painter or poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas.
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The library world is set up on this model where the library is a physical building and has a number of books and serves a geographical community.
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It sounds kind of stupid, but I've never not wanted to be a musician. It's been inside me since I was little so I don't know what else I would do.
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Where having been an actor was extremely helpful to me was in casting. That's where I think a director who has acted can really shine, and casting is the most important thing you do.
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If you date one woman a year, times 10 years, and that's 10 women.
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If I could work with Joan Van Ark every day for the rest of my life I would.
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Just being the seeker, somebody whose open to spiritual enlightenment, is in itself the important thing and it's the reward for being a seeker in this world.
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I always do my interviews face to face.
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My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have.
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The classic, 'Romeo and Juliet,' for me, is the iconic story of young love.
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I think, for the majority of my twenties, I was always so concerned with what I didn't have, or what I still wanted.
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When men are romantically interested in you, it's really simple. Just ignore everything they say and only pay attention to what they do.
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I've worked hard throughout my entire life, but I don't think all the hard work could have produced the same results without all the genetics I was given.
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We're so marriage-obsessed, we think that only married people are families.
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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
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A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.
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Through this experience we have been warned - learn everything, don't forget anything!
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When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.
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I dabbled with faith, and I explored religion quite thoroughly.
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Conor McGregor has been a tremendous inspiration to me.
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When the car was introduced in 1908, people could experience a brand new way to travel that was more efficient than a horse and buggy. Can you believe that cities tried to outlaw cars in the United States? Can you imagine driving a car for a year then having to go back to a horse and buggy?
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I can go back to Egypt anytime I want. Can I leave Egypt anytime I want? I think I can. I think I can.
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I know what people say, that water's a lot like air. Do you charge for air? Well, of course not. Well, you shouldn't charge for water. Okay, watch what happens you won't have any water
