T. Boone Pickens (Thomas Boone Pickens Jr.) Quotes
I'm a Republican. I don't want to go to heaven and have to face my family up there and tell them I voted for a Democrat.
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Perfection is immutable. But for things imperfect, change is the way to perfect them.
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Politics is the enemy of the imagination.
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People think that celebs make a lot more money than we do. We look for bargains and we do a lot of stuff on our own.
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Dinner is often a stew of beans or legumes, which are awesome for dieting; they give you that meaty satisfaction and both are excellent with whole grain rice or bread.
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I think where we're still a little bit behind some other countries is just our pure soccer knowledge and our savvy on the field. That takes time and generations that have watched soccer growing up, played the game growing up.
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I started at the top and worked my way down.
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V-necks are great because you can get a little fat and you still look kind of good - and I like to get fat sometimes, so it's nice. I like to fluctuate between the world of skinny and fat, so V-necks suit me well.
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If you seek violence, we will seek to put you in jail.
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The lesson of 'CSI' is: No matter what horrible things happen, nice policemen will turn up and fix everything and return it to the status quo.
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I'm content with the fact that I made a decent effort. That's what I've always worried about: that I wouldn't try hard enough.
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The Ferrari is a beautiful car. It's great.
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I don't play anymore, because I know I'm not going to be a pro golfer. So there's no reason to golf.
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If I could be more vague I'd write more about people in my life, but I hate hurting feelings or making people feel uncomfortable. I've done that before. Unless they're sad songs. Those get finished fast, but the mean ones often end up at the back of the bottom drawer and it's probably for the best.
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I thought Obama ran the best campaign I have ever known - disciplined, well organised, very, very good. I was very impressed.
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Isn't privacy about keeping taboos in their place?
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What I always loved about theater is that that's an experience that a company of actors just sinks itself into for weeks, and you really get to work on the material, and by the time you're in front of an audience, you really own it.
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Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.
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Theology made no provision for evolution. The biblical authors had missed the most important revelation of all! Could it be that they were not really privy to the thoughts of God?
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I don't have a home. I'm on the road, more or less.
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I think it's more and more important to spend time with your children, because it seems to be harder and harder for them to succeed as their parents have succeeded.
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My father had a varied ear, from Hank Williams to Ravel.
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The Soviet Union's propaganda clearly wishes to use public opinion in this country to get the West to reduce its own arms while doing nothing themselves. In this way they would gain nuclear superiority. This is simply not on.
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Destiny's Child was a part of me; I was blessed to even have that experience, but this is me doing my thing and that's all I can do.
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I'm a Republican. I don't want to go to heaven and have to face my family up there and tell them I voted for a Democrat.
