Helen Thomas Quotes

Truman fired the popular Gen. Douglas MacArthur because he disobeyed orders in the Korean War. Johnson knew that he had reached the endgame in Vietnam when Gen. William Westmoreland, the top commander in Vietnam, requested 240,000 more troops in 1968 for the prolonged war that also could not be won.

Helen Thomas

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: journalist
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 4, 1920 - July 20, 2013

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Im from Tomball: Tomball, Texas. Its a small town on the northwest side of Houston. I dont think it's as country as people make it seem. It's actually growing. But don't go there without me, man, because they'll take your shoes and all of that.

Jimmy Butler

ShoesManPeopleMeSmallThink

What light is to the eyes - what air is to the lungs - what love is to the heart, liberty is to the soul of man.

Robert Green Ingersoll

LoveHeartFreedomEyesLightSoul

I kissed John Updike as he presented me with an award. It wasn't the best kiss as far as kisses go, but I hold the fact that I kissed John Updike, that he kissed me, very close to my heart.

Ann Patchett

HeartBestKissMeAwardGo

When a guy is perceived as macho, female editors aren't going to like it - because they all want to be men.

Michael Cimino

MenWantGuyGoingBecauseLike

I basically work all the time.

St. Lucia

WorkTimeBasically

We would make songs, and the producers said we should play it for my dad. I was kind of scared, I didn't know what to think cuz we were just joking around.

Romeo Miller

ThinkPlayKnowSaidKindScared

My mom was always saying: 'Be whatever you want to be, but stick with it. Don't waver. Don't change who you are for anybody.'

Miranda Lambert

ChangeMomSayingYouWantWhatever

I work out a lot, but I like to do action sports. A lot of surfing, mountain-biking.

Julia Mancuso

WorkSportsActionOutSurfingLike

My mother was a washerwoman - or a woman that cleaned houses in Texas... in Plano, Texas - who always loved poetry and always loved stories.

Juan Felipe Herrera

MotherWomanPoetryTexasLovedWho

The only way to real mature love is to get past the tropes of what we consider 'romance.'

Joss Whedon

LovePastLove IsMatureWayReal

Voter ID laws are the most potent form of voter suppression legislation.

Jason Kander

LegislationLawsVoterMostPotent

I started out doing music videos and photography, and I always loved writing. Filmmaking seemed to be a good compilation of all these skills in a way that allowed me to tell a story 'greater than the sum of its parts.'

Brendan Fletcher

GoodMusicMeWritingStoryLoved

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