Fred Thompson

I often say after eight years in Washington, I longed for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.

— Fred Thompson

I'm not above acting like a seal every once in a while and waiting for the next fish, I just don't want to do it all the time.

— Fred Thompson

The average 20-year-old serving us in Iraq knows more about their country's national security than the average 20-year political veteran serving in the Congress today.

— Fred Thompson

This country has shed more blood for the freedom of other people than all the other nations in the history of the world combined, and I'm tired of people feeling like they've got to apologize for America.

— Fred Thompson

We can't forget the fact that although at a particular point in time we never found any WMD down there, he clearly had had WMD. He clearly had had the beginnings of a nuclear program.

— Fred Thompson