Mark Millar Quotes
The books are all very, very different so the publishers really had to be different too.
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I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.
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Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us.
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Having a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a genius, and having less than a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a fool.
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Although he's no longer with us, Steve Jobs is still inspirational to me, as he managed to find the balance between right brain/left-brain thinking that is crucial to building a creative technology business.
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The director had come to Madrid to court me.
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I've had grand pianos that are more expensive than, like, a year's worth of rent.
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I bought a company in the mid-'90s called Dexter Shoe and paid $400 million for it. And it went to zero. And I gave about $400 million worth of Berkshire stock, which is probably now worth $400 billion. But I've made lots of dumb decisions. That's part of the game.
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I never felt a need to manipulate my career from the outside - try to be someone I wasn't to get ahead.
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I'll tell you what's helped me my entire life. I look at baseball as a game. It's something where people can go out, enjoy and have fun. Nothing more.
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I'm shy, but sometimes my voice is so clear and strong. Your tongue moves, and the Arabic language is so beautiful.
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I think I'm a good judge of character.
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There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none of us safe. We are children, playing or quarrelling on the line.
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To me, success is choice and opportunity.
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Serial killers are everywhere! Well, perhaps not in our neighborhood, but on our television screens, at the movie theatres, and in rows and rows of books at our local Borders or Barnes and Noble Booksellers.
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If you always think about your dreams or goals, work steadfastly towards them and continue to challenge yourself, you will definitely be able to realise those dreams or goals.
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Social peace requires reciprocity.
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In every European nation, there have been problems in history when the society was too divided.
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When your protagonist bores you, you're in trouble.
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In 1934, the American Jewish charities offered to find homes for 300 German refugee children. We were on the SS Washington, bound for New York, Christmas 1934.
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I once tried to raise two tomato plants, and they died in spite of the fact I fertilized them every morning. Duh.
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One of my favorite dishes is this alfredo I make, and I make the sauce from scratch. I love making everything from scratch.
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Nothing is more unappealing than running against a colleague.
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When preaching is done right, it can change lives. When it's done badly, my failure goes beyond the merely human.
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The books are all very, very different so the publishers really had to be different too.
