Max Brooks Quotes
I wanted to serve. It was Desert Storm. I thought, 'I was a rich kid, and America's been good to me.'
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If I had a big brother who was a year older than me or something, I probably wouldn't have ended up being a filmmaker.
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I don't much care whether rural Anatolians or Istanbul secularists take power. I'm not close to any of them. What I care about is respect for the individual.
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I've stopped reading about the death of books because it's wasteful and morbid and insulting to the authors, agents, publishers, booksellers, critics, and readers that keep the world community of fiction interesting.
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We had something very special in the Faces. We were blessed to have the fun we had.
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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.
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No one rises so high as he who knows not whither he is going.
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I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.
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If we want to talk about freedom, we must mean freedom for others as well as ourselves, and we must mean freedom for everyone inside our frontiers as well as outside.
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Democrats believe we must create jobs, not protect the special interests; build the economy from the middle out, not the top down.
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People don't have a good intuitive sense of how to weigh new information in light of what they already know. They tend to overrate it.
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The whole concept of witches was that women were speaking up for themselves and fighting for their rights. The whole concept of witchcraft came into play to hold down women and women's empowerment.
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Eventually, before I die, I hope to have written about every part I've played.
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When Nandita expressed a desire to write about me, I couldn't stop her because she's my wife, but she has forgotten who she is.
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The moment one accosts a stranger or is accosted by him is above all in this life the moment of drama... Whoever we meet watches us intently at the quick, strange moment of meeting, to see whether we are disposed to be friendly.
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It's special to have people see you and tell you, 'You make me laugh.' That makes me feel good. I think if you have the talent to do it, it's your duty to pass it on.
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One of the things that may appeal to teenagers is that vampires never change - they're frozen in that age.
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We are a fact-gathering organization only. We don't clear anybody. We don't condemn anybody.
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My friendship you shall have, leanred Man," piped Reepicheep. "And any Dwarf--or Giant---in the army who does not give you good language shall have my sword to reckon with.
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My mum bought discounted tickets for shows like 'Cats' and 'Les Miserables'; I became completely enamoured.
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The best thing about this band is I'm the leader!
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I wanted to serve. It was Desert Storm. I thought, 'I was a rich kid, and America's been good to me.'
