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Across the country military families are facing dire financial circumstances due to longer than expected tours of duties. They are being penalized for their patriotism - no one should have to choose between doing right by their country and doing right by their families.
When I started writing I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it.
Quotes By Paul Theroux
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Mark Twain was a great traveler and he wrote three or four great travel...
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A travel book is about someone who goes somewhere travels on the ground...
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Travel works best when you're forced to come to terms with the place you're in.
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The amount of hassle involved in travel can be overwhelming.
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Extensive traveling induces a feeling of encapsulation and travel so...
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Tourists don't know where they've been travelers don't know where they're...
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When I was in the Peace Corps I never made a phone call. I was in Central...
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The Peace Corps is a sort of Howard Johnson's on the main drag into maturity.
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The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I...
Quotes About Dad
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To me I'm just a regular person going to the mall with friends and now I'm...
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My sensei was a British karate champion named Brian Fitkin. He was my mentor...
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Everyone gets surprised because neither one of my parents play golf. Like I...
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I have mostly been terrified of listening to scary stories around a campfire....
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You know that family is going to be there for you no matter what. My dad gave...
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I lost my mother who suffered from Alzheimer's disease and we had to...
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My mom and dad - they were always there. They were always on the set. They...
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I also turn down what's probably a good amount of coinage to be made out of...
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My dad was an engineer and so I had this picture of science and technology...
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My dad like many Southern men is this very emotionally expressive person...