 ichard
H. Collins is a multifaceted man with interests – and informational
sources – that cross many categories.
Some
of his favorite diversions, by category, include:
Books
"Modern Times and A History of the American People"
– Paul M. Johnson
"A Tale of Two Cities" – Charles Dickens
"From Russia With Love" – Ian Fleming
"The Scarlet Pimpernel" – Baroness Emmuska Orczy
"The Count of Monte Cristo" – Alexandre Dumas
("I also enjoy Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice,'"
Collins says. "Although its anti-Semitic references are
offensive. I enjoy it because of the legal intrigue within it,
and because of how it shows the fallacy of revenge and the brilliance
of women.")
Films
"Random
Harvest" – Greer Garson and Ronald Coleman
("My mother ran into Greer Garson at a Dallas Cowboys'
football game and told her that her performance in 'Random Harvest'
was her favorite. Greer grabbed her and said, 'Oh it’s
mine too!'")
"My Favorite Year" – Peter O'Toole and
Lainie Kazan
"M.A.S.H." – Donald Sutherland and Elliott Gould
"Peter Pan"
"E.T."
"Gone With the Wind" – Clark Gable and Vivien
Leigh
"Casablanca" – Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
(of course)
Television
The
History Channel
History
International
CNBC's
"Squawk on the Street"
Fox News Channel
Favorite
Football Experience
Grambling
State University Tiger Marching Band
Favorite
Sports Teams
SMU Mustangs
Dallas
Cowboys
Missouri
Tigers
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Tennessee
Lady Volunteers
Web Sites
Real
Clear Politics
Drudge
Report
National
Review Online
Commentators
Laura
Ingraham
Sean
Hannity
George
F. Will
Larry
Kudlow
Sam
Donaldson
Robert
Novak
Politicians
Benjamin
Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
Ronald Reagan (U.S. President, 1981-89)
Abraham Lincoln (U.S. President, 1861-65)
Bob
Dole (U.S. Senate, 1969-96)
Bill Clements, Jr. (Governor of Texas, 1979-83, 1987-91)
James K. Polk (U.S. President, 1845-49)
Jim Collins (U.S. Congressman, 1968-83)
Favorite Democrats
George Christian (LBJ's Press Secretary, 1966-69)
W. Lee (Pappy) O'Daniel (Governor of Texas, 1939-41, U.S. Senator
1941-49)
Robert Strauss (Texas Political Wheeler Dealer)
Lady Bird Johnson (Wife of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson)
Businessmen
Louis A. Beecherl, Jr.
Harold Simmons
Boone Pickens
Jess Akin
Carr P. Collins, Sr.
Lamar Hunt
John D. Rockerfeller, Jr.
Women
Calvert K. Collins (Collins' mother)
Lorita Moore Keoun (Collins' grandmother)
Cleopatra VII
Ruth Collins Altshuler (Collins' aunt)
Joan of Arc
Elizabeth Dole
Theodora (wife of Justinian)
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