Thomas Frank Quotes

Concerns about the size and role of government are what seem to leave reformers stammering and speechless in town-hall meetings. The right wants to have a debate over fundamental principles; elected Democrats seem incapable of giving it to them.

Thomas Frank

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Author Biography

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

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It was a splendid summer morning and it seemed as if nothing could go wrong.

John Cheever

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I grew up on the south side of Chicago in the 1960s, and I think there was a synchronicity of events that inspired me to be an astronaut, and, of course, the backdrop is nothing less than Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. That was a time in our nation where we aspired to great things, and we achieved them.

John M. Grunsfeld

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It's a mistake to dwell too much on the consequences of a piece of work that you're making.

Max Irons

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Drug trafficking is an inherently dangerous and violent business.

Jeff Sessions

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Our focus should be on the more than 70 cures and treatments that have been successfully produced from other forms of stem cell research that do not destroy a human life.

Trent Franks

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As I learn more and more about the six-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, it's obvious to me that NFL owners understood that they were going to get a new deal done at all costs.

Ron Jaworski

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The implications of Americans devoting their lives to fast food are more profound than the fact that our kids aren't eating well. There are real repercussions that we need to know about and think about.

Ruth Reichl

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Mormons... are so strong, they can handle wealth, they are confident. I think it is because they are not bogged down by rules for equality, but have a firmly defined system of relative status and responsible command.

Mary Douglas

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My political views have since I was a kid someway or another reflected the concerns of Tea Party movement.

Mike Lee

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Already from your own cells scientists can grow skin, cartilage, noses, blood vessels, bladders and windpipes. In the future, scientists will grow more complex organs, like livers and kidneys. The phrase 'organ failure' will disappear.

Michio Kaku

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Generally speaking, the Way of the warrior is resolute acceptance of death.

Miyamoto Musashi

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I am convinced that great ideas that are powerfully presented can change a mind in five minutes.

Dennis Prager

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