Brad Thor Quotes

He carried no electronics. No laptop, no cell phone, no walkie-talkie. He carried no ID. Beside his large-caliber Glock, spare magazines, and a knife, there was nothing on his person that could connect him to anything, anyone, or anywhere. That was how professionals worked. ~ Brad Thor

I have been blessed to have had many excellent teachers. The further I get away from school, though, the more I realize that the greatest teachers in my life have come from outside of academia. ~ Brad Thor

'The Last Patriot' is set in the present day but is based upon the premise that the Prophet Mohammed had a final revelation, he shared it with his disciples, and they killed him to keep it hidden and out of the Qur'an. If this missing revelation can be found, its impact on the world will be incredible. ~ Brad Thor

The Afghans I met were some of the nicest and most honorable people I've ever encountered. There is a code called 'Pashtunwali,' so if someone invites you into their village, every last man will fight to protect your life. I was impressed by that. ~ Brad Thor

Visiting Lucerne is like going to Disneyland: You can't imagine that it is real because it looks like a movie lot. ~ Brad Thor

Let me make this very clear: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, our digital exhaust is being sucked up by the government. It is being compiled on big server farms and it's being analyzed by different computer programs, looking for any hint that you and I are up to no good. ~ Brad Thor

I write about things that are important for us as Americans. I'm concerned about al-Qaeda sneaking across the border with the illegal immigrants that are using the coyotes to get across the border. And that's not a Democrat or Republican issue, that's a national security issue. ~ Brad Thor

My number one goal as a thriller writer is to entertain you. But I've got a chance to not only entertain people, but have them close my book and be smarter having read it. ~ Brad Thor

Carlton signaled and merged into a faster-moving lane. "Jacobson gave us his file with everything on the ~ Brad Thor

There are writers who go their whole lives and never hit that No. 1 spot. ~ Brad Thor

Success leaves clues, and if you sow the same seeds, you'll reap the same rewards. ~ Brad Thor

If he's like any other man I've ever met, it's not my smile he's going to be looking at. ~ Brad Thor

My #1 job as a thriller author is to give readers the best white-knuckle thrill ride I am capable of. I am first and foremost in the entertainment business. If that suspenseful ride is also terrifying because it hits really close to home, then I am once again doing what I am supposed to do as a thriller author. ~ Brad Thor

The great thing about the British SAS was that they viewed war the same way the American Special Operations community did. You didn't win by thinking inside the box and following someone else's rules. You turned the box upside down and made your own rules, no matter what the enemy threw at you. ~ Brad Thor

After the Berlin Wall came down and Communism was on the run, I looked around and wondered what the next threat to the United States would be. ~ Brad Thor

In the wake of 9/11, my wife Trish and I were stranded on the East Coast. We had planned a vacation to Greece, but flights had been halted. Instead, we ended up on a tiny island off the coast of Georgia. ~ Brad Thor

What has bothered and angered radical Muslims is that I'm a non-Muslim writing anything at all about Islam. But this is fiction, and I don't think Islam is above criticism or fictionalization any more so than Judaism, Christianity, Mormonism or Hinduism is. ~ Brad Thor

The only people who might hope to survive were those who had exercised some degree of caution and had prepared in advance. ~ Brad Thor

You know when I told you the joke about how a friend will help you move, but a real friend will help you move a body? I was only kidding. ~ Brad Thor

If there's one lesson I've learned, it's that life is all about change, and stress comes from avoiding change. ~ Brad Thor

All members of Congress should be required wear NASCAR uniforms. You know, the kind with the patches? That way we'd know who is sponsoring each of them. I think he was kidding; they'd never be able to do it but it's a great idea and would wake people up in this country. ~ Brad Thor

Power perceived is power achieved. ~ Brad Thor

From the political angle, I'm trying to be apolitical if you will. I mean people say, 'Are you a red state or blue state?', I say, 'I'm purple.' I think there are great ideas on both sides of the aisle and neither side has cornered the market. ~ Brad Thor

Things do not happen. Things are made to happen. - JOHN F. KENNEDY ~ Brad Thor

There aren't many honest men or women in Washington anymore. Politicians get where they are by the sheer force of their egos, not their convictions. And you know what? It's our fault as voters. We don't demand better candidates, so we end up getting what we deserve - on both sides of the aisle. ~ Brad Thor

What's this bit in Chinese that keeps popping up?" he said. "Xuĕ Lóng?"
"It's the codename for the operation."
"What does it mean?"
"Xuĕ Lóng is a mythical Chinese creature said to bring darkness, cold, and death."
"What's the translation?"
"In English, it would be called a snow dragon. ~ Brad Thor

My point is that bureaucrats - like everyone else - have a mind-set. The longer they work for government, the more they believe government is the answer, and the less they trust the everyday citizen. In fact, they begin to believe that certain groups of citizens are the root of the nation's problems. They see them as a threat. If those citizens can be brought to heel, the bureaucracy sees itself as doing the citizenry at large a greater good, actually making their lives better. ~ Brad Thor

Robert Ashford possessed one of the key character flaws necessary to a traitor. He thought he was smarter than everyone else. This allowed the overeducated career bureaucrat to sell out his own country, because he believed he knew what was best for his nation and its people. ~ Brad Thor

Muslim students would go through a bunch of feel-good exercises and leave with the impression that without Islamic contributions to science, there would be no U.S. space program. ~ Brad Thor

When you grow up with a name like Brad Thor, people expect you to be 6-foot-4 and a pile of muscles. ~ Brad Thor

I really believe that a writer is someone who has trained their mind to misbehave. ~ Brad Thor

I am indeed honored to call him my friend. ~ Brad Thor

While the words are yet unspoken, you are master of them; when once they are spoken, they are master of you. ~ Brad Thor

If we talk about the glass being half empty or half full, I want to know what does the glass look like from underneath the table? ~ Brad Thor

In America, only opportunity is assured, not outcomes. Anyone who promises otherwise is acting contrary to the values upon which our Republic was founded. ~ Brad Thor

Making the best-seller list is a big deal; it's like being nominated for an Oscar. Hitting No. 1 is like actually winning the award. It's very gratifying. ~ Brad Thor

Anyone that goes to battle goes to battle knowing the mindset and tactics of their enemies. ~ Brad Thor

Show me one single patriot who has ever been in Barack Obama's life in any position of influence. You can't do it ... Barack Obama detests this nation as founded. He has zero respect for the founding documents. ~ Brad Thor

The reason socialism has failed around the world every time it's been tried is because people in socialist countries have looked at the United States and have said if they can have it that good, we can. It's a failed, flawed ideology, but if you ask socialists why it's always failed, it's because the United States has stood in the way. ~ Brad Thor

Most Americans are unaware that Thomas Jefferson was the first American president to go to war against radical Islam. Jefferson was very concerned with Islam's war-like doctrine and its inability to separate mosque and state. ~ Brad Thor

I like books that have razor-sharp plotting that snaps and moves along. It's not about the main character being different at the end. I don't want my main character to be different in the end. I still want him committed to his ideas, to be steadfast, true and loyal. ~ Brad Thor

I tell people you should write what you love to read because that's where your passion is. ~ Brad Thor

I've got more ideas for books than I'll ever be able to use in my lifetime. I'm very fortunate like that. ~ Brad Thor

Someone putting down $25 of his or her hard-earned money to buy my product, then doing it again because they felt the payoff was worth it. That's as good as it gets for an author. ~ Brad Thor

The Tea Party is clearing gunk out of the fuel lines of this country. It started with throwing out Democrats, but the Republicans are going to be next. We're doing what needs to be done for the sake of the country. ~ Brad Thor

If you steadfastly refused to quit, you rapidly narrowed your options to only winning. ~ Brad Thor

Incredible brilliance often dwells on the razor's edge of madness ... ~ Brad Thor

Tell you the truth, Father, I don't think God has a favorite football team, or a favorite ~ Brad Thor

Aerotechnik Super Vivat Icarus motorgliders had an enormous wingspan and looked like a typical side-by-side pilot/passenger configuration sailplane that had been crossed with a small Cessna single-prop aircraft. ~ Brad Thor

I live in America. I have the right to write whatever I want. And it's equaled by another right just as powerful: the right not to read it. Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people. ~ Brad Thor

Benjamin Franklin, that those who trade some of their liberty for a little temporary security deserve neither and will lose both. The wisdom of the founders never ceased to amaze him. ~ Brad Thor

Have a smile for everyone you meet and a plan to kill them. ~ Brad Thor

Would all go tell their friends and neighbors and cousins and strangers in the supermarket that we went up for our baptism and sneezed in the holy water. ~ Brad Meltzer

Stop being perfect, because obsessing over being perfect stops you from growing. ~ Brad Pitt

For me, when I did 'Thor,' they changed my lines at the last minute, and then I had to speak with an English accent - and it was horrifying. I was in front of a crew of 250 people on my first day - never happened to me before. ~ Rene Russo

Brian's voice caught in his throat. "You still want me?" "I want you. I need you. I love you. Come to me." It ~ Brad Vance

If there's a song where there's a possibility of guitar stuff that would be fun to listen to, go for it. Don't worry about what anybody thinks. ~ Brad Paisley

I've always been interested in the sport even as a young kid. I liked the sport of martial arts because I loved anything that involved contact, conflict or collision. ~ Brad Tavares

Most companies are not those things. They are focused on the competitor, rather than the customer. ~ Brad Stone

As the stylist, sometimes you see things that you love that don't work, and that's OK. That's why we have fittings! ~ Brad Goreski

I love working with Rashida Jones. We just have so much fun together. ~ Brad Goreski

Never count calories, never go hungry, only exercise if you want to! ~ Thor Olafson

Oh, I'll never leave Montana, brother. ~ Brad Pitt

I embrace the messiness of life, I find it so beautiful actually. ~ Brad Pitt

Thor looked at Maddy. "What d'you mean, Father?"
He had loosened his grip on Loki, who was now flattened against the cell wall as far from Jormungand as he could manage while Ellie, incensed at this latest invasion, lashed out at the serpent with her walking stick.
"Terrific," said Loki under his breath. "Come to Netherworld. Meet the kids. ~ Joanne Harris

Life is filled with trapdoors. ~ Brad Meltzer

Because, let's face it, I do not get offered the parts that Brad Pitt has just turned down. ~ Stephen Fry

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential. ~ Brad Henry

Serving God should elevate our level of excellence in every part of our lives. ~ Brad Lomenick

If you look at forces that improved products like socks, sweaters, and Twinkies,the engine that drives that system is economics. It's economics that breaks down for software so that it remains indefinitely in its present primitive stage of evolution. ~ Brad Cox

The exuberant exaggerations of the Irish sagas are not for the northern gods; Freyja, Thor, Loki have the robust common sense which the Vikings themselves admired hugely, ~ Hilda Roderick Ellis Davidson

Political art expresses the cliches you agree with, unlike propaganda, which expresses the cliches you don't. ~ Brad Holland

Wow," she whispered. "Gorgeous."
"Yeah," he said, looking at her.
She laughed. "That's cheesy."
He grinned. "You liked it."
"No, I didn't."
He peered at her over his dark sunglasses, letting his gaze slip past her face.
She followed his line of sight and realized that her nipples were pressing eagerly against the thin white cotton of her shirt. "That's because I'm cold," she said and crossed her arms over her chest.
He laughed. "It's seventy five degrees."
"Downright chilly," she said, nose in the air.
Grinning, he reeled her in, and with Thor (the dog) protesting between them, he kissed the living daylights out of her. ~ Jill Shalvis

As for enlightenment, that's just for people who can't face reality. ~ Brad Warner

Certainly another Brad Sherman might be annoying, but it isn't something society doesn't know how to deal with. But a new level of human being is something else. ~ Brad Sherman

At the end of the day, we get to be parents, greeting our lovely, crazy children and talking about their day, making sure they brush their teeth, so all the tension from our day is tabled ... until the next. ~ Brad Pitt

I led by three or four feet, with Biggy (John Biglow) surging closer on each stroke. I hated him in those last few seconds; he was the only reason my guts were being strewn over the water like an oil slick ... I pressed one last time, and looked at the finish-line flagman. In that instant the flag jumped down and then up. The up stroke, identifying the second place finisher, was for me. John Biglow was the victor. I stared into the green-brown water watching my bloody soul drop through the depths, slowly rocking back and forth, occasionally glinting in the light, and then finally disappearing. ~ Brad Alan Lewis

And which one of you wimpy men will be doing the killing? ~ Brad McKinniss

It is progress when weapons are improved to kill more people at a longer range. ~ Thor Heyerdahl

If you've never tried drugs, don't. And if you have, pray. ~ Brad Renfro

In Silicon Valley, entrepreneurs and their backers got drunk on the overflowing optimism and abundant venture capital and threw a two-year-long party. Capital was cheap, opportunities seemed limitless, and pineapple-infused-vodka martinis were everywhere. ~ Brad Stone

I had forgotten that, while Thor hurls his Hammer from storm-clouds, Odin prefers his strike to come out of a calm sky. ~ Robert Low

The foundation of Ontario's economy is our skilled workers and innovative companies. Our government will continue its proactive approach to partnering with business and industry, investing strategically to help companies grow and create jobs in this period of economic uncertainty. ~ Brad Duguid

If you had known me in middle school, I was definitely not what someone would think of as Brad Pitt. That was not me. I was kind of a dork. ~ Lucas Till

He's a scoundrel, young Brad Pitt, who led me, his elderly colleague, astray more than once. ~ Peter O'Toole

Through the Social Enterprise Demonstration Fund, we are connecting high-potential social enterprises with the resources they need to grow and create jobs. This not only contributes to a fairer, more prosperous province; it also helps position Ontario as a global impact investment leader. ~ Brad Duguid

Even in hand drawn animation, humans are widely considered to be the most difficult to execute, because everybody has a feeling for how they move. ~ Brad Bird

No name, no number, but she remembered him, his eyes the color of shadow, his arms the shape of oblivion, a voice lulling her, beckoning her into the surf. His name was Brad or Tom or Steve ... or was it Rick? Ten years ago his voice had been the same, supplicating and tender with the promise of fairytale. ~ V.S. Kemanis

The Kon-Tiki expedition opened my eyes to what the ocean really is. It is a conveyor and not an isolator. The ocean has been man's highway from the days he built the first buoyant ships, long before he tamed the horse, invented wheels, and cut roads through the virgin jungles. ~ Thor Heyerdahl

Congress has a legitimate interest in making sure that a practice that appears to reduce disease and healthcare costs remains available to parents. And, nothing in my bill prohibits statewide law ensuring that male circumcision occurs in a hygienic manner. ~ Brad Sherman

I'm one of those people you hate because of genetics. It's the truth. ~ Brad Pitt