Bryce Courtenay Quotes
I'm going to die with my mind intact. And to me that is the most exciting way you could possibly die.
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Seventy years old! How did that happen? I was part of the generation that wasn't going to die.
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It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.
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In the back of my mind, I can never forget this could be gone tomorrow - and at this point I think the odds are against me... the chances of succeeding in this business are slim to none; there's only a handful of people that have long careers. You have to put in the work, you can never be satisfied, never take it for granted.
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I don't mind having these relatives. I'll give them a little, since they all prayed for my victory.
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The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
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Stare, pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long.
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There are works of literature whose influence is strong but indirect because it is mediated through the whole of the culture rather than immediately through imitation. Wordsworth is the case that comes to mind.
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Love me or hate me, both are in my favour. If you love me, I will always be in your heart, and if you hate me, I will be in your mind.
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I think there are telegrams that may or may not be available, which indicated that I very much had in mind the need to give Europe substantial aid after the war, after Lend-Lease was over.
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'Carousel,' please! I would die to do that.
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Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.
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The issue of doing an adaptation of a book is the theater of the mind, and so you always face that.
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Modern society has evolved to the point where we counter the old-fashioned fatalism surrounding the word 'cancer' by embracing the idea of the Uber-mind - that our will possesses nearly supernatural powers.
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People need to take a breath and remember that it's only fashion. Relax. No one's going to die.
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Sport's always a good thing - it's healthy, and it takes your mind off other things.
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There aren't too many principles of proper business conduct with which just about everybody will agree. Two come to mind: 1. Unless you're a professional athlete, don't offer co-workers encouragement by patting them on the butt, and 2. Don't burn bridges.
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I am methodical about my email inbox, and I always have a physical to-do list. Without those two things, I think I'd lose my mind.
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The traditional practice is that the justices don't ask the attorney general any questions, so as not to embarrass him. But Bobby Kennedy had let them know that he didn't mind if they asked him questions and they did.
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By the end of 2008, clearly, the al Qaeda and Sunni insurgency had been relatively stabilized. And in the al Qaeda's mind, they were defeated. They actually said that in many of their transmissions that we were able to pick up. And the Shia militia, largely those trained by the Iranians in Basra and also in Sadr City, had been defeated.
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Malicious attacks on the Soviet Union produce a natural feeling of indignation.
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What's really important in life? Sitting on a beach? Looking at television eight hours a day? I think we have to appreciate that we're alive for only a limited period of time, and we'll spend most of our lives working.
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The Boss: You are not mechanics, you are warriors. You have been trained, not to think, but to do.
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An army's effectiveness depends on its size, training, experience, and morale, and morale is worth more than any of the other factors combined.
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I'm going to die with my mind intact. And to me that is the most exciting way you could possibly die.
