Jasper Fforde Quotes
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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Prog didn't really go away. Just took a catnap in the late Seventies. A new generation of fans discovered it, and a whole new array of bands and solo artists took it on into the new millennium.
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Every hero becomes a bore at last.
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For anyone who works in front of an audience there is no thrill quite like that of feeling and hearing the evidence of the audience members' enjoyment. Laughter and applause really are powerful.
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Sure, 'Les Miserables' can be melodramatic. And seeing the musical instead of reading the novel will save you some time and spare you the long part where Hugo goes on and on about the Parisian sewer system. But I would hate for the novel to lose that.
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I never told a victim story about my imprisonment. Instead, I told a transformation story - about how prison changed my outlook, about how I saw that communication, truth, and trust are at the heart of power.
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The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
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I watch vlogs on YouTube. I watch Jenna Marbles a lot - I think she's really funny - and a lady called Daily Grace.
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There are regulators at the SEC and elsewhere who are really excited about the potential of the blockchain. They understand you can build a robust financial system - it would solve all your black swan problems. All kinds of mischief and games that are played in the current system become impossible in this system.
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I'll never get married again, and I always hate to say never to anything, but I will never marry again.
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Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive. And it applies in my batting as well as wicketkeeping.
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I offer originality: you don't know what my films are like until you go to them. I think that's the reason I've been getting all this attention.
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A well-designed 401(k) plan is an enormous competitive edge when recruiting and retaining employees.
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As a lot of the venture capital world seems to be shifting away from consumer, we want to make sure that consumer entrepreneurs know there's still money available.
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I've always loved film more than theater.
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When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what's around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without.
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I didn't choose acting. The universe did.
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Growing up, I wasn't the most vocal kid in the world. I feel like I learned through observation, and usually, when you're watching things, you're not speaking. That sort of metastasized in a way that I began to participate less and less in the world.
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The question is, what are we to do in order to consolidate peace on a universal and durable foundation, and what are the essential elements of such a peace?
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No culture can live if it attempts to be exclusive.
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All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away; they are left to starve, and there remains but one thing for them to do - fight while they can.
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There's a lot of things lost in the Digital Age.
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Writing is a subtle art that is reached mostly by self-discovery and experimentation.
