Ian Frazier quote: "I'd read books in Russian, and they would take me forever. I wanted to write a book that would last and would not be superficial. Siberian-travel writing is its own genre."

A book tour is not a good opportunity to let your mind wander. You have to pay attention, remember s...
IAN FRAZIER

Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, an...
IAN FRAZIER

Leading economists have shown that by shrinking Texas, we can actually create more income for Texas ...
IAN FRAZIER

I don't have a disregard for my reader in humor pieces.
IAN FRAZIER

I would hate to see the idea of freedom disappear, and I wonder if maybe it will.
IAN FRAZIER

America to me is so varied and exciting. I always feel nostalgia for the place I'm not in, and t...
IAN FRAZIER

When I needed to think or was really upset, generally I climbed a tree.
IAN FRAZIER

When the days start to get shorter, I want to be in some nice brick building on the East Coast with ...
IAN FRAZIER

You can find dozens of books about people taking the Trans-Siberian Railroad. I knew I had to do som...
IAN FRAZIER

Siberia is a state of mind.
IAN FRAZIER

Russians don't complain, usually.
IAN FRAZIER

I believe that when Crazy Horse was killed, something more than a man's life was snuffed out.
IAN FRAZIER

Words are charms. It's like a song you didn't even know you knew.
IAN FRAZIER

Russian humor is to adapt or make some sense or nonsense out of the insanity of their lives.
IAN FRAZIER

I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia.
IAN FRAZIER

There's an idea of the Plains as the middle of nowhere, something to be contemptuous of. But it&...
IAN FRAZIER

Human connection is the way things work. It's like a patronage system. You know somebody, and he...
IAN FRAZIER

When I go to Indian reservations in the West, and especially to the Pine Ridge Reservation, I someti...
IAN FRAZIER

Everything in Russia is made of cement - phone booths, fence posts and light bulbs.
IAN FRAZIER

Russia has always had a global history. Global history is a bummer. You suffer invasions of all diff...
IAN FRAZIER

I'm one of those people who happen to like trees. I don't know why - I just do. As a kid, I ...
IAN FRAZIER

America is a leap of the imagination. From its beginning, people had only a persistent idea of what ...
IAN FRAZIER

I don't want to collect Indian art, though pots and beadwork and blankets made by Indians remain...
IAN FRAZIER

Every once in a while, people need to be in the presence of things that are really far away.
IAN FRAZIER

I suppose anybody just losing it and sputtering curses is pretty funny. But I think it would be more...
IAN FRAZIER

Once, America's size in the imagination was limitless. After Europeans settled and changed it, w...
IAN FRAZIER

To me, a bag in a tree is like a flag of chaos, and when I remove it, I'm capturing the flag of ...
IAN FRAZIER

I don't want to participate in traditional Indian religious ceremonies - dance in a sun dance or...
IAN FRAZIER

I am an author, and like many in my profession, I am also a traveling salesman, going all over in an...
IAN FRAZIER

I was friends with Russians who said I should see Russia. I went there in '93 and it was so exci...
IAN FRAZIER

I don?t know how he beats us to our classroom, because I always see him leave after we do. But when ...
IAN FRAZIER

Every contributor got $100 and two copies of the book. The rest of the royalties went to Holy Apostl...
IAN FRAZIER

But it really is what they write. We're not here to take away their voices. We're here to give them ...
IAN FRAZIER

I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a re...
JOE FRAZIER

My family's support and the negative environment of the day toward blacks in South Carolina beca...
JOE FRAZIER

When people show you who they're believe them.
BIANCA FRAZIER

Ali even told me in the ring, 'You can't beat me - I'm your Lord.' I just told him, ...
JOE FRAZIER

I went to see President Nixon at the White House. It wasn't difficult to get a meeting because I...
JOE FRAZIER

I know my destiny. I was born into animosity, bigotry and hatred. We had water for white folks, and ...
JOE FRAZIER

The past is a stronger influence in the South. But I think everywhere you have this sense that the w...
CHARLES FRAZIER

The real story for 2005 was the incredible expansion of portable gaming.
ANITA FRAZIER

It really depends on when the next two systems launch, and with what launch titles to drive demand f...
ANITA FRAZIER

If you want to reach this consumer, consider videogames as one way to do it. It's a terrific vehicle...
ANITA FRAZIER

Handheld platforms were the big story last year, and so far this year, that segment of the industry ...
ANITA FRAZIER

They did a great job of creating the hype. The 360 has largely been out-of-stock at retail since its...
ANITA FRAZIER

Well certainly the Star was (pun-intended) Star Wars . With three in the top 10 titles for the year,...
ANITA FRAZIER

The accelerating change of technology ? it's changing the way we shop and the way we play games.
ANITA FRAZIER

The monthly/annual subscription fees can be hugely significant, as they are for WoW from Blizzard, b...
ANITA FRAZIER

But that was the most restricted launch supply of any major console platform.
ANITA FRAZIER

I definitely think LeapFrog is putting a lot behind this. I don't necessarily think it's a make or b...
ANITA FRAZIER

While writing 'Cold Mountain,' I held maps of two geographies, two worlds, in my mind as I w...
CHARLES FRAZIER

I wasn't a big guy. People thought the big guys would eat me up. But it was the other way around...
JOE FRAZIER

This is just another man, another fight, another payday.
JOE FRAZIER

Elizabeth did a great job for us, and she got a lot of support from her defense behind her.
BRANDY FRAZIER

Roanoke Rapids just put a bat on the ball, and our defense didn't make plays; you can't fault the pi...
BRANDY FRAZIER

As long as we are improving, and each game we have something positive to work on, the record will ju...
BRANDY FRAZIER

We have definitely improved on our hitting. We have put our bat on the ball, executed the plays and ...
BRANDY FRAZIER

That's the main thing, as long as they get done the momentum keeps going. You have to pick it up, th...
BRANDY FRAZIER

She battled down. She had it in there mentally, stayed tough and finished the game.
BRANDY FRAZIER

If more people got involved with their local schools, if more companies donated money, a lot of the ...
KEVIN FRAZIER

We chipped away and chipped away, and stayed in it. In the end, we were right there ready for a big ...
CHAD FRAZIER

One of the first things I told (the players) was that if they weren't committed, then they were in t...
CHAD FRAZIER

I couldn't tell you, I don't know. The kids are playing hard and the kids are playing good defense. ...
CHAD FRAZIER

It's always going to start with the guy on the bump. He's going to keep us in there. (On defense), I...
CHAD FRAZIER

I think pitching and defense have been carrying us so far. I've been real pleased with that. In conf...
CHAD FRAZIER

Without a doubt, that's one of the most frustrating losses I've ever been involved with as a coach. ...
CHAD FRAZIER

I don't have all the answers; I admit that. I'm not a one-man show. I want (the assistants') input, ...
CHAD FRAZIER

We've got the mentality that we expect to win every game we're in. From the standpoint of bragging r...
CHAD FRAZIER

They're a good club. They can run and hit. They had a ton of hits.
CHAD FRAZIER

Those fundamental things can be the difference. When you have a pitcher throwing a good ball game, y...
CHAD FRAZIER

Life is full of obstacle illusions.
GRANT FRAZIER

I do the same things I did when I was 12 years old: I ride bikes, I read books, I walk in the woods....
CHARLES FRAZIER

That was a new brand, and certainly now that it's established with a very loyal following and given ...
ANITA FRAZIER

Fightin' George Foreman is like being in the street with an eighteen-wheeler comin' at you.
JOE FRAZIER

Joe Frazier's life didn't start with Ali. I was a Golden Gloves champ. Gold medal in Tokyo &...
JOE FRAZIER

Images of existence is what people defend while searching for a possible fix. Living by the commerci...
WYATT FRAZIER

We couldn't really explain it. We might have gotten a little cocky, because we were coming off such ...
LESLIE FRAZIER

People who are isolated interest me, whether they isolate themselves or have been isolated by circum...
CHARLES FRAZIER

We expect this will add significant dollars to the PC game market size.
ANITA FRAZIER

There simply are more options for entertainment these days outside of traditional toys.
ANITA FRAZIER

There is a whiff of success.
ANITA FRAZIER

This is the year when we will see what works and what fails.
ANITA FRAZIER

This is such an interesting direction for McDonald's,
ANITA FRAZIER

It's definitely an attractive target area for growth given that kids are becoming tech savvy much ea...
ANITA FRAZIER

We think that it could be a landmark year. They're definitely on the top of everyone's Christmas lis...
ANITA FRAZIER

Claim your space. Draw a circle of light around it. Push back against the dark. Don't just survive. ...
CHARLES FRAZIER

One time at the University of Colorado, at a faculty dinner, this professor said to me, 'Well, m...
CHARLES FRAZIER

Whether it's standing backstage with Jennifer Lopez in a dress that I know everyone will be talk...
KEVIN FRAZIER

They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain ...
CHARLES FRAZIER

There are places on a man's head that are as hard as a rock. Your head's actually stronger t...
JOE FRAZIER

We're in a transition period, so a lot of dollars are being saved for new video game consoles. And t...
ANITA FRAZIER

They don't have the size and scale to obtain mindshare with component suppliers, or with contract ma...
GREG FRAZIER

Hardboiled crime fiction came of age in 'Black Mask' magazine during the Twenties and Thirti...
CHARLES FRAZIER

He tried to name which of the deadly seven might apply, and when he failed he decided to append an e...
CHARLES FRAZIER

She fit her head under his chin, and he could feel her weight settle into him. He held her tight and...
CHARLES FRAZIER

You have to have faith in your fishmonger. I know where my fish comes from, and you can ask me.
ART FRAZIER

We get questions about these kinds of things every single day.
ART FRAZIER

My favorite thing about Babe is that she is just headstrong. In a lot of ways, she's just me.
SARAH FRAZIER

They were both at such an age that they stood on a cusp. They could think in one part of their minds...
CHARLES FRAZIER

[No] matter what a waste one has made of one's life, it is ever possible to find some path to redemp...
CHARLES FRAZIER

I think the U.S. does a fantastic job of monitoring and inspecting fish.
ART FRAZIER

We were really making an effort,
JOE FRAZIER

We got it on, ... The fight itself was a tough fight for both of us. It was hard.
JOE FRAZIER

He's good. I think he's still a young man. If he stays here and works with us on the basics, we'll m...
JOE FRAZIER

Boxing is the only sport you can get your brain shook, your money took and your name in the undertak...
JOE FRAZIER

I'm gonna . . . ,
JOE FRAZIER

Kill the body and the head will die.
JOE FRAZIER

Life doesn't run away from nobody. Life runs at people.
JOE FRAZIER

We expect to oppose any attempt to splinter, to disrupt the operation of the MDL.
KENNETH FRAZIER

With the snow piling up outside, the warm dry cabin hidden in its fold of the mountain felt like a s...
CHARLES FRAZIER

I remember my father checking on a mountain kid who hadn't been coming to school. My father had ...
CHARLES FRAZIER

The thing most people find attractive is truth and honesty. That’s what is going to win the hearts...
PAUL FRAZIER

Pleasant memories was my receipt for a good time well spent.
WYATT FRAZIER

We don't want to spend months de-watering grease until it is solid enough to haul to a landfill.
MIKE FRAZIER

I understand why Wall Street is responding as violent as they are, because this was the darling of W...
GARY FRAZIER

We're in Manila. Come on, gorilla; this is a thriller.
JOE FRAZIER

I want to hit him, step away and watch him hurt. I want his heart.
JOE FRAZIER

I wanted him like a hog wants slop,
JOE FRAZIER

The tribe is looking forward to strengthening our families, our communities and our partnerships as ...
HAROLD FRAZIER

You can map out a fight plan or a life plan, but when the action starts, it may not go the way you p...
JOE FRAZIER

I think 'surprised' is understated.
THOMAS FRAZIER

I was disappointed overall, but we still have a young team and I'm real proud of my guys because the...
BRAD FRAZIER

It has happened to me in an automobile. Not necessarily road rage, but my pains happened when I was ...
BRAD FRAZIER

My mom allowed me to take an old burlap bag and fill it with moss, corn stalks and rocks, then hang ...
JOE FRAZIER

In '87, Kelley Moore was an eighth-grader, and when I came in, I was a younger officer, and I became...
LARRY FRAZIER

Sometimes you have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince.
BIANCA FRAZIER

Fear is a premeditated feeling of something that hasn't occurred yet, thus it is false.
BIANCA FRAZIER

It's not only who you know but who knows you.
BIANCA FRAZIER

The problem with people is that they try to do everything but don't do one thing well. Focus more en...
BIANCA FRAZIER

When you realize how great you're then you start to understand how many options you got.
BIANCA FRAZIER

A dream is only as powerful as the dreamer.
BIANCA FRAZIER

Speak success into existence.
BIANCA FRAZIER

Purpose breeds determination.
BIANCA FRAZIER

Speaking success into existence is the prerequisite for achieveing any goal in life.
BIANCA FRAZIER

Don't ever give up on your dreams because YOU have the ability to make them come true.
BIANCA FRAZIER

What someone else thinks of you is not what you have to think of yourself.
BIANCA FRAZIER

The moment you believe you will fail, you have already lost the battle.
BIANCA FRAZIER

Arrogance is trying to convince others you're more than who they know you are.
BIANCA FRAZIER

Don't limit yourself to the skies when there is a whole galaxy out there.
BIANCA FRAZIER

If you feel the need to confront others that have talked bad about you that shows that you value the...
BIANCA FRAZIER

... there is a difference between being bad and being evil. Just because he was a very bad boy, that...
T.M. FRAZIER

We wrestled well tonight. It's kind of hard to beat anybody good when you have a couple of voids.
JERRY FRAZIER

We are not strong enough to stand up against endless grief, And yet pain is the constant drone of li...
CHARLES FRAZIER

It has a real spicy tomato sauce. That makes the whole pizza.
SARAH FRAZIER

When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I'm out there to win.
JOE FRAZIER

We want to see a strong public role in administering and managing the system. If the counties would ...
TOM FRAZIER

I would rather wear a suit everyday and be respected than dress half naked and be disrespected.
BIANCA FRAZIER

I'm pessimistic, ... breakthrough and proprietary titles from a well-known franchise.
ANITA FRAZIER

We expect to oppose any attempt to splinter, to disrupt the operation of the MDL,
KENNETH FRAZIER

When one person succeeds, we win as a group of people. Support others dreams so we can all win.
BIANCA FRAZIER

I had my Olympic gold medal cut up into eleven pieces. Gave all eleven of my kids a piece. It'll...
JOE FRAZIER

We certainly didn't anticipate a lack of support at this point in time for public safety. These depa...
THOMAS FRAZIER

I understand why Wall Street is responding as violent as they are, because this was the darling of W...
GARY FRAZIER

When I was a boy, I used to pull a big cross saw with my dad. He'd use his right hand, so I'...
JOE FRAZIER

Preaching don't mean you are a true man. You got to go out and do.
JOE FRAZIER

I have not talked to a student yet that tells me they want a closed lunch.
JOHN FRAZIER

Red always instructed us to hit the open man. That night I was the open man.
WALT FRAZIER

Red would get in your face. But not in the press.
WALT FRAZIER

Women have traditionally took secondary roles to men. I want to be the boss not the secretary.
BIANCA FRAZIER

I was in the tent when Bobbi Kristina's body was lowered into the ground. Watching her grandmoth...
KEVIN FRAZIER

The way I fight, it's not me beatin' the man. I make the man whip himself.
JOE FRAZIER

Closure has come, but we didn't want it this way.
DENNIS FRAZIER

Of course that's what everyone was hoping for, that the boys would come home alive. That is our will...
DENNIS FRAZIER

Regardless of the autopsy, yesterday has brought closure to the Henning and the Parker family and th...
DENNIS FRAZIER

I told all the camera crews out there it was time to pack up and go home.
DENNIS FRAZIER

Honestly I don't think there was any foul play. That makes it kind of nice for the family that they ...
DENNIS FRAZIER

It's just not them. They've got good homes, they never ran away before, never got into arguments tha...
DENNIS FRAZIER

We are always going to be hopeful.
DENNIS FRAZIER

All the effort that people have put forward, all the visits from strangers and the mayor and governo...
DENNIS FRAZIER

The Sixties were different in an isolated place. We got two television channels if the wind was blow...
CHARLES FRAZIER

My left eye went when I was young. I was working the speed bag, and some steel went in the eye and s...
JOE FRAZIER

Kevin is a versatile player who gives us options because of his ability to play safety or cornerback...
LESLIE FRAZIER

I love to watch 'Hoarders.' My grandmother was a hoarder. My mother's on her way. I'...
KEVIN FRAZIER

Our customers have no way to mitigate excess inventory, but we do. They want maximum flexibility wit...
GREG FRAZIER

We have to be flexible and responsive. We own and manage inventory at customer sites at 175 location...
GREG FRAZIER

As mid-sized North American or European OEMs embark on the strategic global migration journey, or ex...
GREG FRAZIER

What are they going to do? Lay off some teachers or a couple of counselors?
HAROLD FRAZIER

We appreciate [the foundation's] respectful approach that promotes tribally designed strategies. Thi...
HAROLD FRAZIER

They said it means to inform.
HAROLD FRAZIER

I don't think Indians were on her agenda. She delegated too much authority away to people who were d...
HAROLD FRAZIER

When Gale Norton agreed to the trust reform work group we bought into it; that's where they defined ...
HAROLD FRAZIER

We are playing a very important role in the design of the 2010 Census. As a census test site, we are...
HAROLD FRAZIER

He's more of a believer in buying a company that has a significant indemnity business with the hope ...
GARY FRAZIER

I understand why Wall Street is responding as violent as they are because this was the darling of Wa...
GARY FRAZIER

We're now in a situation where a lot of the big corporate purchasing groups are playing one HMO off ...
GARY FRAZIER

may just be a knee-jerk reaction to the fact that 90 cents a share was so much better than expected.
GARY FRAZIER

He certainly has made some strides in terms of negotiating some fair deals in his hospital negotiati...
GARY FRAZIER

I thought his guidance was quite crisp. He always shared his assumptions and way of thinking.
GARY FRAZIER

That's always a very uncomfortable situation to go through.
GARY FRAZIER

They are very disciplined. They only go after things that meet certain hurdles.
GARY FRAZIER

We're now in a situation where a lot of the big corporate purchasing groups are playing one HMO off ...
GARY FRAZIER

We will sit down with her and there will be reduction of that this year.
HERMAN FRAZIER

This three-game series helps strengthen our upcoming football schedules and we hope to add more qual...
HERMAN FRAZIER

I think everyone knows we did not have the financial windfall we thought we could get in football. W...
HERMAN FRAZIER

We are very pleased to come to closure with Oregon State on a game in Honolulu. We have a wonderful ...
HERMAN FRAZIER

The scope of the disaster is indescribable. I'm sure our fans will respond with overwhelming support...
HERMAN FRAZIER

We're going to try to do the best we can do,
HERMAN FRAZIER

I am pleased that the conference office and our department were able to work on this together and co...
HERMAN FRAZIER

We talked a little bit (yesterday) and we'll talk some more. With the 13th game rule (for UH and 12 ...
HERMAN FRAZIER

I'm ruined beyond repair, is what I fear...And if so, in time we'd both be wretched and bitter."
CHARLES FRAZIER

I'd read books in Russian, and they would take me forever. I wanted to write a book that would last and would not be superficial. Siberian-travel writing is its own genre.

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I'd read books in Russian, and they would take me forever. I wanted to write a book that would last and would not be superficial. Siberian-travel writing is its own genre.

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