Will Thomas
Will Thomas
Will Thomas may refer to:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
CountryUnited States of America
teenager years relate
Everyone seems to relate to the awkwardness of being a teenager, or even a 30-year-old.
games tvs mets
If I have the TV on, it's either a Mets game or 'SportsCenter.'
good politics
You better take advantage of the good cigars. You don't get much else in that job.
good job keeping perspective
A good lesson in keeping your perspective is: Take your job seriously but don't take yourself seriously.
It's easier to run for office than to run the office.
bayonet country famine glory grow hour less sparing sword worth
The glory of the old Irish nation, which in our hour will grow young and strong again. Should we fail, the country will not be worth more than it is now. The sword of famine is less sparing than the bayonet of the soldier.
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The country has sorted itself ideologically into the two political parties, and those partisan attachments have hardened in recent years. It will take an extraordinary event and act of leadership to break this partisan divide. I thought 9/11 might provide such an opportunity, but it was not seized.
book characters dark engaged moral nature require sort whom wish
I like characters who are changed, often for the better, by the dark nature of their experiences. I also can become engaged by a character for whom I wish to see justice done, one way or the other. In general, I require a book to have some sort of moral center.
life
Life to me is defined by uncertainty. Uncertainty is the state in which we live, and there is no way to outfox it.
unusual
Crispin Glover is unusual, but not as unusual as he sometimes presents himself. We got along nicely.
both jay performed time
I've performed on 'The Tonight Show' with both Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, but not at the same time.
gentle hope
Especially when you've become the father of two daughters, you hope the world can be a more gentle place.
happened looked martial movies
I'm looked upon as a theater actor who happened to know martial arts before I got into the movies.
bit community either good helping high school schools scientists spend time train
We really think it is a good thing for scientists to spend a little bit of their time either in the community or in schools or helping to train high school teachers.