F Quotes
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“Frankly, getting Mexico economically headed in the right direction with good energy policy - Canada, the United States, and Mexico have more known energy reserves than Saudi Arabia and Russia. So developing those and I think you'll see a major movement of people back into Mexico when that occurs when these prices get back. You're going to see a substantial development of the energy business in Mexico and Canada, domestic as well.”
“Frankly, goin' crazy was the best thing that ever happened to me. I don't say it's for everybody; some people couldn't cope.”
“Frankly, Governor Romney in his career has created more jobs than the entire Obama cabinet combined, so he could actually talk about it.”
“Frankly, health care and politics are "inextricably intertwined."”
“Frankly, I adore your catchy slogan, "Adoption, not Abortion," although no one has been able to figure out, even with expert counseling, how to use adoption as a method of birth control, or at what time of the month it is most effective.”
Source: WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES
“Frankly, I could use a little sugarcoating.”
Source: The Hunger Games Complete Trilogy
“Frankly, I didn't know how I would react to Apple's over-hyped MP3 player until I used one. Now I would have a hard time parting with it: Consider me converted.”
“Frankly, I do not know how to effect a permanency in American foreign policy.”
“Frankly, I do not like the idea of conversations to define the term "unconditional surrender."The German people can have dinned into their ears what I said in my Christmas Eve speech--in effect, that we have no thought of destroying the German people and that we want them to live through the generations like other European peoples on condition, of course, that they get rid of their present philosophy of conquest.”
“Frankly, I don't mind not being President. I just mind that someone else is.”
“Frankly, I don't see markets; I see risks, rewards, and money.”
“Frankly, I don't think you should perform in a plaza where thousands of Cubans have been subjected to the death penalty, by firing squad, including three young black men in 2003. What is needed in Cuba is a concert in favor of democracy, civil liberties for the people, the freedom of political prisoners, free elections and the expulsion of dictatorial power.”
“Frankly, I don't trust any diet that doesn't allow sugar.”
“Frankly, I don’t care what others say.”
“Frankly, I fail to see how going for a six-month, thousand-mile walk through deserts and mountains can be judged less real than spending six months working eight hours a day, five days a week, in order to earn enough money to be able to come back to a comfortable home in the evening and sit in front of a TV screen and watch the two-dimensional image of some guy talking about a book he has written on a six-month, thousand-mile walk through deserts and mountains.”
Source: The Complete Walker IV
“Frankly, I get much more sensitive about what's written about me than how I look in a photo. I'm so used to people seeing my image in plays and films that what they think about how I look is none of my business. If they says, "Hey, he doesn't look good," I'm like, Whatever, because I know I look different from day to day. But if you're up there putting your heart into something and people reject your performance, that's very painful. The written word can kick your ass.”
“Frankly, I got into the movies because I like the movies a lot.”
“Frankly, I had enjoyed the war… and why do people want peace if the war is so much fun?”
“Frankly, I have always dreaded writing - there always seemed to be pain involved, unpleasant self-examination and a lot of fear.”
“Frankly, I have no sex appeal. Just strolling in Los Angeles, London, or Paris, you will find a bunch of young guys like me. I am not James Dean.”
“Frankly, I kind of want you to be haunted by the unansweredness of the question, because I think being haunted by such things is a valuable part of being a person.”
“Frankly, I like new things. I feel like I made a contribution to building a more interactive world. And I'm proud of that.”
“Frankly, I mean, sometimes the interpretations I've seen on some of the songs that I've written are a lot more interesting than the input that I put in.”
“Frankly, I see a lot of little girls dressed in ways I think are not very appropriate. It's too much too soon, and it causes a lot of cognitive dissonance about who they are - are they an 8-year-old, or are they a miniature fill-in-the-blank-celebrity? Parents have to draw the line.”
“Frankly, I think that fur on a man is difficult to pull off. If it's the warmth you're after, then I'd go with a fur-lined coat - it won't show.”
“Frankly, I was born with a silver spoon.”
“Frankly, I was extremely jealous of his scenes with Zoe Saldana and I think it's totally unfair that I never got to do that. I will never forgive the writers and the director, for having put me in this position, to have to be watching that, rather than participating.”
“Frankly, I was surprised at how generous the Japanese press has been to the idea of a foreigner running Sony.”
“Frankly, I wonder who Frank was, and why he has an adverb all to himself.”
Source: House Rules: A Novel
“Frankly, I'd love to see a multiparty system, like we have in some of our European countries. But I'm not sure how to get there.”
“Frankly, I'd rather make a little bit less money if it means living in a better world for books and publishing in the future.”
“Frankly, I'm fed up with politicians in Washington lecturing the rest of us about family values. Our families have values. But our government doesn't.”
“Frankly, I'm getting a lot of great publicity.”
“Frankly, I'm mainly telling the story to myself. Thinking about audience is too daunting, and worst case, invites you to homogenize, to soften the hard edges of things.”
Source: Every Last One: A Novel
“Frankly, I'm more of a researcher, teacher,motivat or, and coach than I am an entrepreneur.”
“Frankly, I'm not much for funerals unless it's absolutely an obligation. I don't feel it serves much of a purpose to go and see my friends just lying there, dead. I try to pay my respects to my friends when they're alive.”
“Frankly, I'm not sure how far I would get if I attended public school today. It's not just that public schools aren't producing the results we want - it's that we're not giving them what they need to help students achieve at high levels. K-12 education in the United States is deeply antiquated.”
“Frankly, I'm tired of the powerful getting away with all kinds of stuff. Hillary [Clinton] didn't win - and, folks, there are ways without an actual prosecution.”
“Frankly, I've come to feel that there are two kinds of people: those who act like thermometers and those who act like thermostats.”
Source: That Certain Something; the Magic of Charm
“Frankly, I've got to admit that I'm not perfect and have made some mistakes as some of the colourful stories about me reveal.”
“Frankly, I've never considered my own figure so exceptional; until quite recently, I seldom gave it any thought at all”
“Frankly, I've never considered my own figure so exceptional; until quite recently, I seldom gave it any thought at all. My biggest single concern used to be getting enough to eat. Now I have to worry about eating too much. I never used to bother with exercises. Now I spend at least 10 minutes each morning working out with small weights. I have evolved my own exercises, for the muscles I wish to keep firm, and I know they are right for me because I can feel them putting the proper muscles into play as I exercise.”
“Frankly, I've never felt voting to be all that essential to the process.”
“Frankly, if independents and Democrats want to work with us on conservative ideas, I can do that better at Heritage than as a partisan inside.”
“Frankly, if you do politics, you should not be thinking about your dignity.”
“Frankly, if you're 26 years old and there's a war on women or there's not a war on women, you can get all wrapped up in it and get lots of traffic on your website and get into exchanges and scream and yell about it on MSNBC or Fox, and a week later no one can remember what that was about.”
“Frankly, in order for us to have a healthier arts eco-system funders need to insulate their relationships with artists from the influence of moneyed interests, lobbying groups, and politics. The funders shouldn't have to parse their words, or say one thing to one group and another to another. One statement, freedom of expression, end of story.”
“Frankly, it's good enough to lock up in a drawer.”
“Frankly, I’m suspicious of anyone who has a strong opinion on a complicated issue.”
Source: Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Explains Cloning, Blouse Monsters, Voting Machines, Romance, Monkey G ods, How to Avoid Being Mistaken for a Rodent, and More
“Frankly, liberals are out of the habit of communicating with anyone outside their own in cohort. We have a cultural problem with self-righteousness and elitism.”