--- title: "77 Fred Thompson Quotes - Famous Television actor (Digital state at the leading edge)" description: "Fred Thompson quotes on security, political promises, and social welfare." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-fred-thompson-36091.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-fred-thompson-36091.jpg) # Fred Thompson (1942–2015) Television Actor United Kingdom **77** quotes in **515** categories A single terrorist attack could spark a nuclear disaster, showing how thin the line between safety and danger can be. He points out that wishful thinking won’t buy peace and that broken promises can leave people vulnerable. He also mentions how costly mistakes in health programs can hurt the poor. Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Fred Thompson was a television actor from the United Kingdom, best known for *Digital state at the leading edge*. ## Quick Facts About Fred Thompson Born August 19, 1942 Died November 1, 2015 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Television Actor Notable works Digital state at the leading edge ## About Fred Thompson Freddie Dalton Thompson was an American politician, attorney, lobbyist, columnist, actor, and radio personality. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a United States senator from Tennessee from 1994 to 2003. He was an unsuccessful candidate in the Republican Party presidential primaries for the 2008 United States presidential election. ## Quotes by Fred Thompson > [I’m not particularly interested in running for president,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/i-m-not-particularly-interested-in-running-for-president/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Inspirational](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd5/fred-thompson-8900_inspirational_i-m-not-particularly-interested-in-runni_400547.jpg) > [Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/russians-don-t-take-a-dump-son-without-a-plan/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Dump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/fred-thompson-8900_dump_russians-don-t-take-a-dump-son-without-a_806200.jpg) > [ I don't attend \[church\] regularly... ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/i-don-t-attend-church-regularly/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Attend](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attend/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/fred-thompson-8900_church_i-don-t-attend-church-regularly-2183902_2183902.jpg) > [Being a POW certainly doesn't qualify anyone to be president.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/being-a-pow-certainly-doesn-t-qualify-anyone-to-be-president/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [POW](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/pow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d16/fred-thompson-8900_pow_being-a-pow-certainly-doesn-t-qualify-an_242770.jpg) > [John McCain was a prisoner of war.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/john-mccain-was-a-prisoner-of-war/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/fred-thompson-8900_mccain_john-mccain-was-a-prisoner-of-war-191615_1916154.jpg) > [There's nothing hard about acting except the long hours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/there-s-nothing-hard-about-acting-except-the-long-hours/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd5/fred-thompson-8900_acting_there-s-nothing-hard-about-acting-except_3136414.jpg) > [I know the pundits, they get big bucks for . . . pundating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/i-know-the-pundits-they-get-big-bucks-for-pundating/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Bigs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/fred-thompson-8900_bigs_i-know-the-pundits-they-get-big-bucks-fo_2310194.jpg) > [Hopefully, we can build bridges, but we also have to draw lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/hopefully-we-can-build-bridges-but-we-also-have-to-draw-lines/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/076/fred-thompson-8900_bridges_hopefully-we-can-build-bridges-but-we-al_1234597.jpg) > [ We \[The United States\] should be prepared to launch a pre-emption strike against Iran to eliminate their nuclear capability. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/we-the-united-states-should-be-prepared-to-launch-a-pre-emption/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Nuclear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nuclear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7d/fred-thompson-8900_nuclear_we-the-united-states-should-be-prepared_1786002.jpg) > [I'd just say the flies get bigger in the summertime. I guess the flies are buzzing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/i-d-just-say-the-flies-get-bigger-in-the-summertime-i-guess-the-flies/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Bigger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bigger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/fred-thompson-8900_bigger_i-d-just-say-the-flies-get-bigger-in-the_1552814.jpg) > [There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/there-s-a-lot-more-to-competence-than-a-law-degree-and-a-modicum-of/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Competence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60a/fred-thompson-8900_competence_there-s-a-lot-more-to-competence-than-a_670834.jpg) > [Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/clearly-the-chinese-know-that-we-want-a-good-relationship-with-them/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [China](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/china/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f7/fred-thompson-8900_chinese_clearly-the-chinese-know-that-we-want-a_1929821.jpg) > [Nobody wants to open a business near a Superfund site and risk being sued](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/nobody-wants-to-open-a-business-near-a-superfund-site-and-risk-being/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa4/fred-thompson-8900_business_nobody-wants-to-open-a-business-near-a-s_1140618.jpg) > [Sometimes you have to, as I say, build bridges where you can - but draw lines where you must.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/sometimes-you-have-to-as-i-say-build-bridges-where-you-can-but-draw/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bridges/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/fred-thompson-8900_bridges_sometimes-you-have-to-as-i-say-build-bri_1322402.jpg) > [China is one of the world's greatest proliferators of weapons of mass destruction to these rogue nations](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/china-is-one-of-the-world-s-greatest-proliferators-of-weapons-of-mass/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [China](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/china/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/fred-thompson-8900_china_china-is-one-of-the-world-s-greatest-pro_354313.jpg) > [We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves no less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/we-just-ask-the-agency-to-make-reasonable-and-honest-decisions-and/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Agency](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agency/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a9/fred-thompson-8900_agency_we-just-ask-the-agency-to-make-reasonabl_2870835.jpg) > [I think that the justices were totally answering the way that they should. I think that the senators, as best I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/i-think-that-the-justices-were-totally-answering-the-way-that-they/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13e/fred-thompson-8900_democrat_i-think-that-the-justices-were-totally-a_2031694.jpg) > [But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/but-obviously-we-can-t-afford-to-make-some-bad-long-term-decisions/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Assistance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assistance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9d/fred-thompson-8900_assistance_but-obviously-we-can-t-afford-to-make-so_2832060.jpg) > [Because John McCain stood up, our country is better off. The respect he is given around the world is not because of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/because-john-mccain-stood-up-our-country-is-better-off-the-respect-he/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Appeals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appeals/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c51/fred-thompson-8900_appeals_because-john-mccain-stood-up-our-country_939036.jpg) > [A new survey shows that the American public is more conservative now than at any point since 1952. The bad news is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/a-new-survey-shows-that-the-american-public-is-more-conservative-now/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Bad news](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bad-news/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/fred-thompson-8900_bad-news_a-new-survey-shows-that-the-american-pub_466052.jpg) > [While we believe there are fruitful opportunities to update and improve old rules, we do not want to set up a review…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/while-we-believe-there-are-fruitful-opportunities-to-update-and/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4a/fred-thompson-8900_believe_while-we-believe-there-are-fruitful-oppo_677010.jpg) > [During a campaign speech in Ohio, President Obama said, 'I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth'. So to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/during-a-campaign-speech-in-ohio-president-obama-said-i-wasn-t-born/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Born](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/born/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/fred-thompson-8900_born_during-a-campaign-speech-in-ohio-preside_2426583.jpg) > [Cyberspace is the battlefield of tomorrow... Instead of confronting us head-to-head on the traditional battlefield, adversaries will confront the U.S. at its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/cyberspace-is-the-battlefield-of-tomorrow-instead-of-confronting-us/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Adversaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversaries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b4/fred-thompson-8900_adversaries_cyberspace-is-the-battlefield-of-tomorro_3060623.jpg) > [I think that we ought to be a tolerant nation. I think we ought to be tolerant people. But we shouldn't set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/i-think-that-we-ought-to-be-a-tolerant-nation-i-think-we-ought-to-be/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Categories](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/categories/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5a/fred-thompson-8900_categories_i-think-that-we-ought-to-be-a-tolerant-n_1165425.jpg) > [Is it really in our countrys best interest to signal to the enemy that they probably only have to wait us out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/is-it-really-in-our-countrys-best-interest-to-signal-to-the-enemy/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Battle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/battle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ef/fred-thompson-8900_battle_is-it-really-in-our-countrys-best-intere_3049020.jpg) > [Standing up here 10 in a row, you know, like a bunch of seals waiting for somebody to throw you the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/standing-up-here-10-in-a-row-you-know-like-a-bunch-of-seals-waiting/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Acting](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acting/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/fred-thompson-8900_acting_standing-up-here-10-in-a-row-you-know-li_2558719.jpg) > [If we have more people on the receiving end of government - more people as the middle class becomes sucked in more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/if-we-have-more-people-on-the-receiving-end-of-government-more-people/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Back again](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back-again/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/fred-thompson-8900_back-again_if-we-have-more-people-on-the-receiving_2411946.jpg) > [I'm offering myself up. I'm saying that if I have the background, the capability and the concern to do this and I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/i-m-offering-myself-up-i-m-saying-that-if-i-have-the-background-the/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Backgrounds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/backgrounds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1f/fred-thompson-8900_backgrounds_i-m-offering-myself-up-i-m-saying-that-i_1965984.jpg) > [Fewer and fewer people are paying larger and larger percentage of the tax burden, as you know, almost half the people pay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/fewer-and-fewer-people-are-paying-larger-and-larger-percentage-of-the/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Burden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/burden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a80/fred-thompson-8900_burden_fewer-and-fewer-people-are-paying-larger_1216330.jpg) > [Some people think that our planet is suffering from a fever. Now scientists are telling us that Mars is experiencing its own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/some-people-think-that-our-planet-is-suffering-from-a-fever-now/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Aliens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aliens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/fred-thompson-8900_aliens_some-people-think-that-our-planet-is-suf_2294751.jpg) > [Play hardball with Musharraf, but don't cut off US aid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/play-hardball-with-musharraf-but-don-t-cut-off-us-aid/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Aids](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aids/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a47/fred-thompson-8900_aids_play-hardball-with-musharraf-but-don-t-c_841742.jpg) > [ A \[person\] who Never quits is never defeated. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/a-person-who-never-quits-is-never-defeated/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Defeated](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeated/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/fred-thompson-8900_defeated_a-person-who-never-quits-is-never-defeat_2013069.jpg) > [Life begins at conception, but allow early abortions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/life-begins-at-conception-but-allow-early-abortions/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Abortion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0dc/fred-thompson-8900_abortion_life-begins-at-conception-but-allow-earl_1883475.jpg) > [Waterboarding ok if national security were at stake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/waterboarding-ok-if-national-security-were-at-stake/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Ifs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/147/fred-thompson-8900_ifs_waterboarding-ok-if-national-security-we_1193214.jpg) > [We're hoping for the best, but we need to prepare for the worst.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/we-re-hoping-for-the-best-but-we-need-to-prepare-for-the-worst/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hope/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ca/fred-thompson-8900_hope_we-re-hoping-for-the-best-but-we-need-to_430614.jpg) > [Roe v. Wade was bad law and bad medical science,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/roe-v-wade-was-bad-law-and-bad-medical-science/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Abortion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abortion/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e37/fred-thompson-8900_abortion_roe-v-wade-was-bad-law-and-bad-medical-s_3012340.jpg) > [The problem is that agencies sometimes lose sight of common sense as they create regulations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/the-problem-is-that-agencies-sometimes-lose-sight-of-common-sense-as/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Agencies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/agencies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/fred-thompson-8900_agency_the-problem-is-that-agencies-sometimes-l_2189709.jpg) > [There are some hopeful signs coming out of China in the statements they've made since the since September 11.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/there-are-some-hopeful-signs-coming-out-of-china-in-the-statements/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [September 11](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/september-11/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/315/fred-thompson-8900_quote_there-are-some-hopeful-signs-coming-out_1044125.jpg) > [If we do not design policies to halt, and then reverse population growth, Nature by default will soon exact a most punishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/if-we-do-not-design-policies-to-halt-and-then-reverse-population/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Climate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/climate/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/481/fred-thompson-8900_default_if-we-do-not-design-policies-to-halt-and_1415910.jpg) > [We are always just one successful terrorist attack away from a nuclear disaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/we-are-always-just-one-successful-terrorist-attack-away-from-a/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) [Disaster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/disaster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ec/fred-thompson-8900_disaster_we-are-always-just-one-successful-terror_19960.jpg) ## Fred Thompson by topic [People (12)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people/fred-thompson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/#itemlist", "name": "Fred Thompson Quotes", "numberOfItems": 40, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I’m not particularly interested in running for president,", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Fred Thompson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/i-m-not-particularly-interested-in-running-for-president/", 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