Brooks Robinson Quotes
Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.
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One of the things I had to learn as a writer was to trust the act of writing. To put myself in the position of writing to find out what I was writing.
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I didn't and don't go to Internet for any business purposes. The book sales for me by this point are way beyond any influence I might have, positively, or others might have, negatively.
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All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.
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The way the Facebook network is set up, it's not as suitable for content discovery. Twitter is better, but there are too many over-sharers. Also, on Twitter and Facebook, everything comes from people you know. On StumbleUpon, it comes from people that you don't necessarily know but share your interests.
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I know I'm not a wordsmith. And I don't write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it's really helpful. But I always wanted to write novels.
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I like the MAC Face and Body foundation. Sometimes it can't cover all my flaws, but I like it because it looks really natural and it evens out my skin tone.
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I've always been a science fiction fan since I had understood the conception of what a story was.
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I think the president should be accessible, should answer questions that aren't pre-screened, but I think there should be a little bit of dignity to the presidency.
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Everybody is smarter from outside of the court.
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I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
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I remember where I was when I first heard 'Boyz N The Hood' – 126th Street and Normandy, South Central, Los Angeles. I remember that I was on my porch. What they described in that song was so vivid and so clear to me because it was the kind of life I was used to witnessing and partly experiencing in my neighborhood.
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The United States of America was formed to honor the word of God.
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You don't just luck into things as much as you would like to think you do. You build step by step, whether it is friendships or opportunities.
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I would say old school cats like Redman and Wu-tang. My style is my style, those are just cats that I liked.
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I am simply not interested in the pots and pans affair, and neither can I bring myself to be interested in the same. I have such great cooks in the family that I would rather manage the other affairs and leave the kitchen to those who know it best.
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The crazy thing is a lot of people - a lot of men, if I'm just speaking for myself - don't really start thinking about the effect of hyper-masculinity and false definitions of what it means to be a man until you get married or until you have kids. Because then, all of sudden, you have something to protect.
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Most inventions are based on some prior history.
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Being in good physical shape is the best way to combat depression. You just have endorphins running around your body. It is the best anti-depressive that there is.
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We first fought... in the name of religion, then Communism, and now in the name of drugs and terrorism. Our excuses for global domination always change.
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Everybody's funny in different ways.
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'The Blade Itself' was my first book. Probably I should've tried a few short stories first, but for some reason I decided to begin with Everest.
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The irrepressible conflict propounded by abolitionism has produced now its legitimate fruits - disunion.
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My life is more important. At this point in my life I'm alone. I don't think about it a lot.
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Pocahontas was the reason the Virginia colony didn't disappear, unlike some earlier attempts.
