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# Brad Thor

(1969)   Novelist   United States

 **107** quotes in **674** categories

A character in Brad Thor’s stories often goes into a mission with just a gun and a knife, no phone or laptop. He notes that once words are spoken they can take over the speaker. He also jokes that social media is a favorite toy for the intelligence community.

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Brad Thor is a novelist from the United States, best known for *Blowback: A Thriller*.

## Quick Facts About Brad Thor

Born August 21, 1969

Nationality United States

Profession Novelist

Notable works Blowback: A Thriller

## About Brad Thor

He also wrote The Last Patriot and other novels that have been published worldwide. He contributed the short story “The Athens Solution” to the James Patterson‑edited anthology Thriller and often appears on Fox News and The Blaze.

##  Quotes by Brad Thor

> [“Power perceived is power achieved.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/power-perceived-is-power-achieved/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Achieved](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieved/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/brad-thor-4616_achieved_power-perceived-is-power-achieved-192632_1926327.png)

> [“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/slow-is-smooth-and-smooth-is-fast/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Fast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fast/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/faa/brad-thor-4616_fast_slow-is-smooth-and-smooth-is-fast-299881_2998819.png)

> [I am indeed honored to call him my friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/i-am-indeed-honored-to-call-him-my-friend/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Friend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friend/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7a/brad-thor-4616_friend_i-am-indeed-honored-to-call-him-my-frien_1087511.png)

> [I always have a different way of looking at things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/i-always-have-a-different-way-of-looking-at-things/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f5/brad-thor-4616_always_i-always-have-a-different-way-of-looking_1879799.png)

> [Even one death is horrible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/even-one-death-is-horrible/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/brad-thor-4616_death_even-one-death-is-horrible-2366598_2366598.png)

> [I really believe that a writer is someone who has trained their mind to misbehave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/i-really-believe-that-a-writer-is-someone-who-has-trained-their-mind/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cd/brad-thor-4616_believe_i-really-believe-that-a-writer-is-someon_1511247.png)

> [“Have a smile on your face for everyone you meet, and a plan to kill them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/have-a-smile-on-your-face-for-everyone-you-meet-and-a-plan-to-kill/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Fiction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fiction/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2b/brad-thor-4616_fiction_have-a-smile-on-your-face-for-everyone-y_493444.png)

> [I've got more ideas for books than I'll ever be able to use in my lifetime. I'm very fortunate like that](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/i-ve-got-more-ideas-for-books-than-i-ll-ever-be-able-to-use-in-my/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ce/brad-thor-4616_able_i-ve-got-more-ideas-for-books-than-i-ll_2747303.png)

> [Success leaves clues, and if you sow the same seeds, you'll reap the same rewards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/success-leaves-clues-and-if-you-sow-the-same-seeds-you-ll-reap-the/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Clues](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clues/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74e/brad-thor-4616_clues_success-leaves-clues-and-if-you-sow-the_907596.png)

> [Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/freedom-of-speech-includes-the-freedom-to-offend-people/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9e/brad-thor-4616_communication_freedom-of-speech-includes-the-freedom-t_1668381.png)

> [Well, my books - I think one of the hallmarks of my thrillers is that they're based in reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/well-my-books-i-think-one-of-the-hallmarks-of-my-thrillers-is-that/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/brad-thor-4616_book_well-my-books-i-think-one-of-the-hallmar_3184069.png)

> [Incredible brilliance often dwells on the razor's edge of madness...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/incredible-brilliance-often-dwells-on-the-razor-s-edge-of-madness/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Brilliance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brilliance/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c0/brad-thor-4616_brilliance_incredible-brilliance-often-dwells-on-th_684289.png)

> [“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen.” —JOHN F. KENNEDY”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/things-do-not-happen-things-are-made-to-happen-john-f-kennedy/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Happen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/brad-thor-4616_happen_things-do-not-happen-things-are-made-to_1904907.png)

> [“Being happy boils down to three things. Something to do. Someone to love. And something to look forward to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/being-happy-boils-down-to-three-things-something-to-do-someone-to/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/brad-thor-4616_happiness_being-happy-boils-down-to-three-things-s_1952461.png)

> [“Human beings are the most successful of animals because of their capability to learn, and an abused animal learns very quickly to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/human-beings-are-the-most-successful-of-animals-because-of-their/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/brad-thor-4616_animal_human-beings-are-the-most-successful-of_1333411.png)

> [Show me one single patriot who has ever been in Barack Obama's life in any position of influence. You can't do it...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/show-me-one-single-patriot-who-has-ever-been-in-barack-obama-s-life/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/655/brad-thor-4616_any_show-me-one-single-patriot-who-has-ever_2723626.jpg)

> [“It had to be tonight and it had to be moonless, because that was the only way a dangerous, borderline-psychotic insertion like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/it-had-to-be-tonight-and-it-had-to-be-moonless-because-that-was-the/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Moonless](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/moonless-2193530/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afe/brad-thor-4616_moonless_it-had-to-be-tonight-and-it-had-to-be-mo_2408026.png)

> [“You can't kill an American Citizen without benefit of a trial." "I can if you're on the list, traitor." "LIST? What list?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/you-can-t-kill-an-american-citizen-without-benefit-of-a-trial-i-can/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Action-thriller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action-thriller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b6/brad-thor-4616_action-thriller_you-can-t-kill-an-american-citizen-witho_1957538.png)

> [“Benjamin Franklin, that those who trade some of their liberty for a little temporary security deserve neither and will lose both. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/benjamin-franklin-that-those-who-trade-some-of-their-liberty-for-a/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Benjamin franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benjamin-franklin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/brad-thor-4616_benjamin-franklin_benjamin-franklin-that-those-who-trade-s_2673020.png)

> [“Without someone to hunt the wolves, the sheep would never be safe. The wolves were multiplying too quickly. The sheepdogs were being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/without-someone-to-hunt-the-wolves-the-sheep-would-never-be-safe-the/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Lion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lion/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9b/brad-thor-4616_lion_without-someone-to-hunt-the-wolves-the-s_2559432.png)

> [“He was coming in way too fast. He'd had no choice. The wind had changed, and coming in quickly was the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/he-was-coming-in-way-too-fast-he-d-had-no-choice-the-wind-had-changed/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Way Fast](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way-fast-367387/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad6/brad-thor-4616_way-fast_he-was-coming-in-way-too-fast-he-d-had-n_2342944.jpg)

> [“It typically starts with difficulty retaining new information. Then, as it moves through the brain, symptoms get more severe. Confusion about times,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/it-typically-starts-with-difficulty-retaining-new-information-then-as/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Behavior change](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behavior-change/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1d/brad-thor-4616_behavior-change_it-typically-starts-with-difficulty-reta_1312877.png)

> [Let me make this very clear: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, our digital exhaust is being sucked up by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/let-me-make-this-very-clear-24-hours-a-day-7-days-a-week-our-digital/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Any](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/any/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/729/brad-thor-4616_any_let-me-make-this-very-clear-24-hours-a-d_1534098.png)

> [“Cowles sat next to him. Upon his lap was a soft, leather briefcase. Inside, his left hand was wrapped around the butt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/cowles-sat-next-to-him-upon-his-lap-was-a-soft-leather-briefcase/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Left hand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/left-hand/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5a/brad-thor-4616_left-hand_cowles-sat-next-to-him-upon-his-lap-was_432543.png)

> [“What’s this bit in Chinese that keeps popping up?” he said. “Xuĕ Lóng?” “It’s the codename for the operation.” “What does it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/what-s-this-bit-in-chinese-that-keeps-popping-up-he-said-xu-l-ng-it-s/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Dragon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dragon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/134/brad-thor-4616_dragon_what-s-this-bit-in-chinese-that-keeps-po_696610.png)

> [My #1 job as a thriller author is to give readers the best white-knuckle thrill ride I am capable of. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/my-1-job-as-a-thriller-author-is-to-give-readers-the-best-white/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0a/brad-thor-4616_adventure_my-1-job-as-a-thriller-author-is-to-give_1059705.png)

> [The reason socialism has failed around the world every time it's been tried is because people in socialist countries have looked at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/the-reason-socialism-has-failed-around-the-world-every-time-it-s-been/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Around the world](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/around-the-world/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee7/brad-thor-4616_around-the-world_the-reason-socialism-has-failed-around-t_941183.png)

> [“Leadership was not only about taking charge, it was also about giving your team everything they needed to succeed, and then getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/leadership-was-not-only-about-taking-charge-it-was-also-about-giving/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[First person](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/first-person/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bf/brad-thor-4616_first-person_leadership-was-not-only-about-taking-cha_1287178.png)

> [The Afghans I met were some of the nicest and most honorable people I've ever encountered. There is a code called 'Pashtunwali,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/the-afghans-i-met-were-some-of-the-nicest-and-most-honorable-people-i/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Afghans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afghans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c3/brad-thor-4616_afghans_the-afghans-i-met-were-some-of-the-nices_549957.png)

> [“Conrad had gotten his ambassadorship by being a big bundler and raising a lot of money for the previous president. He reminded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/conrad-had-gotten-his-ambassadorship-by-being-a-big-bundler-and/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Children](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/children/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d76/brad-thor-4616_children_conrad-had-gotten-his-ambassadorship-by_612256.jpg)

> [“Harmon wasn’t a polished Ivy Leaguer like Cahill. He was tall, built like a brick shithouse, and he didn’t attend fancy parties.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/harmon-wasn-t-a-polished-ivy-leaguer-like-cahill-he-was-tall-built/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Cell phone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cell-phone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/brad-thor-4616_cell-phone_harmon-wasn-t-a-polished-ivy-leaguer-lik_2834122.jpg)

> [“had delivered them flawlessly. After showing a quick excerpt from the Declaration of Independence about America pledging its sacred honor to help…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/had-delivered-them-flawlessly-after-showing-a-quick-excerpt-from-the/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Chief of staff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chief-of-staff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c1/brad-thor-4616_chief-of-staff_had-delivered-them-flawlessly-after-show_522815.jpg)

> [“There are many lay people and scholars alike, both with and without the Muslim community, who feel that the pure orthodox Islam…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/there-are-many-lay-people-and-scholars-alike-both-with-and-without/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Dissent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dissent/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/brad-thor-4616_dissent_there-are-many-lay-people-and-scholars-a_2101163.png)

> [“Langley felt the airport was too controlled and therefore too easy for the Chinese to tilt in their favor. The CIA wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/langley-felt-the-airport-was-too-controlled-and-therefore-too-easy/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Hard way](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-way/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c0/brad-thor-4616_hard-way_langley-felt-the-airport-was-too-control_2136383.png)

> [“A net of human surveillance had been thrown over the neighborhood. He’d picked out a couple of them. Men who were too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/a-net-of-human-surveillance-had-been-thrown-over-the-neighborhood-he/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Hong kong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hong-kong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/brad-thor-4616_hong-kong_a-net-of-human-surveillance-had-been-thr_919641.png)

> [“whoever had written it. Placing the crime scene photo of Claire Marcourt’s body with the other two pictures, he remarked, “How about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/whoever-had-written-it-placing-the-crime-scene-photo-of-claire/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Hard to believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hard-to-believe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a8/brad-thor-4616_hard-to-believe_whoever-had-written-it-placing-the-crime_427757.jpg)

> [“From the front passenger seat, one of Yaqub’s fighters produced a short-barreled shotgun. As soon as Harvath saw it come above the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/from-the-front-passenger-seat-one-of-yaqub-s-fighters-produced-a/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Passenger seat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/passenger-seat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/723/brad-thor-4616_passenger-seat_from-the-front-passenger-seat-one-of-yaq_1849529.png)

> [If you steadfastly refused to quit, you rapidly narrowed your options to only winning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/if-you-steadfastly-refused-to-quit-you-rapidly-narrowed-your-options/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Football](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/football/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/brad-thor-4616_football_if-you-steadfastly-refused-to-quit-you-r_746702.png)

> [“If he's like any other man I've ever met, it's not my smile he's going to be looking at.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/if-he-s-like-any-other-man-i-ve-ever-met-it-s-not-my-smile-he-s-going/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2d/brad-thor-4616_action_if-he-s-like-any-other-man-i-ve-ever-met_2607924.png)

> [When you grow up with a name like Brad Thor, people expect you to be 6-foot-4 and a pile of muscles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-thor/when-you-grow-up-with-a-name-like-brad-thor-people-expect-you-to-be-6/)

[Brad Thor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-thor/)

[Brad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brad/)

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## Brad Thor by topic

[People (13)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/brad-thor/) [You (11)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/you/brad-thor/) [Books (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/books/brad-thor/)

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