Jo Nesbo Quotes
Normally I start with a plot, and write a synopsis, and the ideas come from the construction.
Quotes to Explore
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With actors like Steve McQueen, Paul Newman and Harrison Ford, what made them such icons is that even in dramatic movies, their characters had a sense of humor.
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If you're old enough to be arrested, you're old enough to carry a gun.
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You know, bigotry isn't relevant to just the South. It never was. But I'm very grateful that I don't know what it's like from experience.
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Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others.
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I was a Girl Scout!
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The key to fashion is, you don't want to look like you're trying. You've gotta be natural.
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The overreach of the judiciary can be attributed to, one, the inability of the executive to deliver; and two, the tendency to issue judicial pronouncements for national good. The second element is dangerous because that's the function of the government.
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We have ministers who are incapable of doing what has been ordered from above because there is no follow up, because there are no consequences. If you are poor man and you steal, your hand is cut off after three offences. But if you are a rich man, nobody will say anything to you.
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A gentleman is simply a patient wolf.
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In times of crisis, the incumbent suffers. And the bigger the crisis, the greater the punishment inflicted on those in power unless they do something that makes a change.
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I can always see what I've done wrong. I'm always learning. I'm the perennial student.
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I used to dress like Roger Taylor when I was ten because I thought he was cool. In high school, I used to dress like Stephen Perkins from Jane's Addiction because I thought he was cool. You just want to be those guys when you're that age.
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How do Ferrari know what I'm doing next year when I don't know what I'm doing next week?
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All I want to do really is get married and be a matriarch.
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I'm in favor of any technology that makes my work available to the reading public at a reasonable price.
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Sometimes people think Y Combinator has big ideas about themes. But really, we just fund the best startups.
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I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.
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Education technology and school construction go together. Modernization, updating education facilities, and making a capital investment in education are all included.
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Nothing is worse than a beautiful girl fishing for compliments by saying how gross she is. On the flip side, I find genuine humility and modesty attractive.
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When I give a lot of speeches, they're always on the fly. I mean, I know what I'm going to say roughly, but I do not - will not read.
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I've got a great team of engineers behind this race car. I've got a great bunch of mechanics that make it reliable. This car is developed to go out there and be better than the Reynard, and I feel that it is.
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If you were given a book with the story of your life, would you read the end?
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Normally I start with a plot, and write a synopsis, and the ideas come from the construction.
