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I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.


T. Boone Pickens

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BOONE LOGAN To be honest, that was the most nervous I was all spring. Just having to get ready real quick and th...
BOONE LOGAN I've enjoyed it so far. It's a good opportunity for me, but it's not just me. It's the whole team.
BOONE FREUND In the first half, we didn't come out very strong. We stepped it up in the second half.
BOONE FREUND I love running over people and breaking tackles, I have to give credit to my offensive line for open...
BOONE FREUND We just kept pounding the ball. We knew we could run. Our line surged in the second half.
BOONE FREUND I've trained with Dave since my sophomore year. I actually worked there last year. I helped out some...
BOONE FREUND If there's anyone in my lifetime who deserves honor it is Billy Graham. I think he is the most s...
PAT BOONE He won't be our coach next year. I'm not sure how all of that works out, the terminology of that. I ...
PETE BOONE I'm going to give this everything I've got, go at it full force. I expect to go out and have a great...
BRET BOONE I don't know, I've never gotten off to one. It's a long, long, long year. It's definitely nice.
AARON BOONE They had to get somebody. No disrespect to the sergeant because I think he did a lot of good, but th...
MICHAEL BOONE For me, he really stands out as a guy I've really enjoyed playing with. He enjoys playing the game. ...
AARON BOONE Playing in the rain is like playing with a greased watermelon. The ball got really hard to hold on t...
PHOEBE BOONE I've never been lost, but I was mighty turned around for three days once.
DANIEL BOONE We came out a little sluggish, and they were more fired up than we were. It was tied before I hit th...
BOONE THORGESEN He's pitched so well. We're frustrated. He's obviously pitched a lot better than his record.
AARON BOONE We only use them when a confrontation becomes violent,
ROBERT BOONE The Healy's mission is to monitor the waters of the Arctic. It makes sense to homeport the vessel in...
COURTNEY BOONE That's when we all realized that we weren't going to take any pushing anymore. We were going to push...
JOSH BOONE It's great, especially in a game like that, to get a win like that against a great Kentucky team, bu...
JOSH BOONE You're torn between wanting to be closer and wanting to push me away," he said. "So I vote for close...
MARTINA BOONE Things, and people, were always more beautiful when you were afraid to lose them.
MARTINA BOONE These dedicated volunteers give their time to make sure people get all the proper tax credits and de...
DAN BOONE This will help expedite the process and is a requirement by FEMA.
CHRIS BOONE I wouldn't give a tinker's damn for a man who isn't sometimes afraid. Fear's the spice that makes it...
DANIEL BOONE