Mike Thompson Quotes

#1. Most people are bad with names. I have learned a trick: Make them laugh and they will never forget you.

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#2. I know firsthand what a vote to authorize war means to the lives of American families.

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#3. Diplomacy should always be the first option, and every mission should have a clear, achievable objective that is in the interests of the United States.

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#4. It's the water. Everything is driven by the water.

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#5. Wax myrtle: The birds love this stuff.

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#6. The income from sales now covers the expense of materials but I expect this to improve.

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#7. I don't have much of a problem with interruptions. I keep a detailed record of paint and materials as a work on each painting. I can restart exactly where I left off.

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#8. You don't need to be for or against the war to provide morale and support to the men and women who are fighting over seas. These are human beings who are doing a service.

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#9. I'm inspired by nature. Other artist's work is important for developing my perception.

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#10. I have always been making art from an early age but for nearly forty years did computer programming to earn a living. I bought a house and put my wife and three children through college. Now that diversion is over so I can finally paint full time.

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#11. It's a bit ridiculous to have people who have two years of experience handling an $83 billion budget.

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#12. I think it is an inborn talent - just luck. Some people can learn languages; some can throw a ball. Most people have something. My talent is drawing and painting.

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#13. I make paintings, try to get others to look at them and hopefully buy them.

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#14. We strongly feel we have to protect everything.

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#15. A blue dog, you know, is the opposite of a yellow dog. And a yellow dog was somebody who was willing to follow his party even when he knew it was wrong.

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#16. Don't think of your courses as providing all you need for your career.

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