Thomas Frank Quotes

Joe Klein is the flower of American political journalism, a sharp raconteur who shows traces of the gonzo style that was in vogue when he was honing his craft at Rolling Stone back in the day.

Thomas Frank

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 21, 1965

Topics

FlowerStyleDayAmericanPolitical

When I played a club in Salt Lake City, I complained to the crowd about the low turnout. It's always good to berate the people who paid to see you because you're upset about the people who didn't show up. It's called misplaced anger, and without it, I wouldn't have an act.

Andy Kindler

GoodAngerPeopleCityYouLake

So the premise of 'The Submission' is that there's an anonymous competition to design a 9/11 memorial and it's won by an American Muslim, an architect born and raised in Virginia, and his name is Mohammad Khan.

Amy Waldman

CompetitionNameDesignAmerican

A freshman has only about 25% of his degree completed. They go off to play professional basketball, and to assume they will come back and get the degree done five, six, seven years later, I don't see that happening.

Steve Alford

BasketballBackProfessionalPlayGo

I never did like Cleveland. Don't know why. Didn't like the town. Now, the people are all right, but I just didn't like the town.

Stan Coveleski

PeopleKnowNowWhyNeverRight

I am a permanent legal resident of this country, I was born in Korea; my parents came to America for a better life for our family, I've lived here nearly my whole life, and even though I consider myself through and through Korean and American, I guess when it comes down to it, anyone can take away my identity. It doesn't belong to me.

Su-chin Pak

LifeFamilyMyselfIdentityParents

I love how you can shoot a movie in a month or two or three of four, and it's this encapsulated story that you box up and ship out into the world, and what it is, is what it is.

Steven Strait

LoveWorldStoryShipYouThree

Any urbanist has to appreciate New York City and the way it works. The public transit is astonishing.

Mick Cornett

New YorkCityAppreciateNewWay

We should be clear that we prefer a system that allows people to come to the U.S. with visas, not in the hands of smugglers.

Luis Gutierrez

PeopleHandsSystemClearCome

Romance is alive and well in America, but the 50 percent who can't make it work fail because of selfishness. It gets down to that. You can't oversimplify it because every situation is so complex.

Donny Osmond

WorkAmericaYouDownSituation

I went abroad when I was 20, three years at Chelsea, a big club. Then two years at Madrid.

Arjen Robben

ThreeTwoYearsClubBigMadrid

I don't t drink coffee, but I'm a tea addict.

Toks Olagundoye

CoffeeTeaDrinkDrink CoffeeAddict

It wasn't my intention ever to leave Chicago, that's for sure.

Richard House

IntentionChicagoLeaveSureEver

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