Quotes of: Thompson Keyword

Occasionally, the horrors of life in North Korea do show up in our American satire.

Jennifer Armintrout

Life without oil, in fact, would be so different that it is frightening to contemplate. We are addicted, and it is no comfortable addiction.

James Buchan

I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.

Jessica Savitch

After coming out as gay, I soon felt a lot more comfortable in my life, moment to moment.

Jane Velez-Mitchell

I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.

Karen Kingsbury

My life isn't much different than when I worked full time as a journalist.

Linwood Barclay

The Girl Scouts is an organization that constantly gives you new goals to achieve and that's what life is all about.

Maria Bartiromo

People who get on at school are the ones who play by the rules, and no one's going to get far in later life playing by the system.

Max Hastings

Even when you've made mistakes in life, you can still contribute and pick up the stuff and move on.

Paula Broadwell

Al Gore has dedicated his life to detail. George W. Bush has not. He's the first to admit it.

Peter Jennings

My life would have gone along perfectly well, politically speaking, if it hadn't been for girls.

P. J. O'Rourke

I first read 'An American Tragedy' in college, and in my entire life I had never read anything so painful.

Robert Gottlieb

We talk about politicians being in public life, but they seldom appear in the public space where everyone is free to appear as a citizen.

Rebecca Solnit

When I wrote 'The Secret Life of Bees,' I was writing about civil rights.

Sue Monk Kidd

An astonishing portion of my life is built around trying to evade vomiting and preparing for the eventuality that I might.

Scott Stossel

Schwarzenegger is big, he's noisy, he's larger than life, and he's earned the credibility to be cast for the role of America's Green superhero.

Tina Brown

The response to 'The Greatest Generation' and the books that followed has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life.

Tom Brokaw

I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got.

Walter Cronkite

I think I write fiction for the opportunity to get beyond the limits of my own life.

Wally Lamb

Sport is increasingly played according to the tune, and rules, of those with the biggest bucks, whether their practices be legal or illegal.

Martin Jacques

Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day.

Clare Balding