Jo Nesbo Quotes
All my friends who wanted to write had got nowhere trying to write the great European novel. So I deliberately steered clear of that and set out to write something story-led.
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A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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When you have a limited resource and you have a lot of people wanting that resource, then those who get more justify as to why they got more, and those who get less say they have been treated badly.
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Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.
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My wife Danielle and I love travelling, different cultures and good weather.
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I hope to stand firm enough to not go backward, and yet not go forward fast enough to wreck the country's cause.
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I no longer limit myself.
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I am a very selfish person.
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A filial son to his father can be a traitorous subject to his ruler.
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There's a lot of interviews now where nobody seems to talk about anything. Like it's illegal. But it can be fun if you stay involved. Like most conversations.
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I find it hard to focus looking forward. So I look backward.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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I love my career right now, and I won't be with anybody until they make my life as satisfying and as happy as my work makes me.
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The Amex has a long, often troubled, sometimes glorious history.
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My style is kind of eclectic and I don't like to do the same thing over and over again. I like to have fun and explore myself so you won't see the same design.
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Bullies always have another target.
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I can't really write anything without knowing the ending. I don't know how people do that. Even with my superhero stuff, I have to know at least where I want to take the characters and what the ending of my story with them will be. I just can't structure stories or character arcs and stuff without knowing the endpoint.
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When I was in the first grade I was afraid of the teacher and had a miserable time in the reading circle, a difficulty that was overcome by the loving patience of my second grade teacher. Even though I could read, I refused to do so.
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I am always saying "Glad to've met you" to somebody I'm not at all glad I met. If you want to stay alive, you have to say that stuff, though.
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George Harrison and John Lennon were the ones most against touring ... I'd been trying to say ..Ah, tourings good and it keeps us sharp .. but finally I agreed with them
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I'm lucky to have my dad in my life. He's very brilliant, I think he's really a smart man, and he's a kind guy.
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All my friends who wanted to write had got nowhere trying to write the great European novel. So I deliberately steered clear of that and set out to write something story-led.
