Joe Abercrombie Quotes
'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.
Joe Abercrombie
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You turn up on set, and somebody who has come out of Oxford, has done a BBC course, is telling you how to act. You think, 'Do me a favour. Go and make a coffee.'
Eddie Marsan
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
Barbara Bush
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The American people need to tell their member of Congress that we need a strong defense to protect us and to prevent wars. We can't get away with simply leading from behind and gutting our defenses.
Oliver North
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Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
Malcolm Gladwell
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Take those chances and you can achieve greatness, whereas if you go conservative, you'll never know. I truly believe what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Even if you fail, learning and moving on is sometimes the best thing.
Danica Patrick
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I have had an amazing career for a man who hits things for a living.
Larry Mullen, Jr.
U2
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Clinton has played a major role in giving companies like Cipla credibility, for which I will always be grateful.
Yusuf Hamied
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Put paying your dues and all that puts so much into being a success. You have an understanding of what it's about, being on your own for three or four years and living day to day on $3, or living in an apartment with no electricity.
Taylor Kitsch
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As human beings, we all have reasons for our behavior. There may be people who have certain physiological issues that dictate why they make certain choices. On the whole, though, I think we're dictated by our structure, our past, our environment, our culture. So once you understand the patterns that shape a person, how can you not find sympathy?
Forest Whitaker
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As a boy, I had an uncle, T. G. Bond, who lived near Moreton Hampstead and who was passionately devoted to Dartmoor. He inspired me with the same love.
Sabine Baring-Gould
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If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.
Vikram Seth
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When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
Irwin Winkler
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I think we all have different personalities... and even in relationships, we can be called psycho, and we can be called sweet, based on what the person feels about you.
Amanda Ava Koci
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Ensuring that high quality water is provided to all Arizona's citizens is the responsibility of elected officials at all levels and I am happy to do all I can to assist the city's efforts.
J. D. Hayworth
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It is a condition of monsters that they do not perceive themselves as such. The dragon, you know, hunkered in the village devouring maidens, heard the townsfolk cry 'Monster!' and looked behind him.
Laini Taylor
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A people [America] that does not prepare to fight should then be morally prepared to surrender. To fail to prepare soldiers and citizens for limited, bloody ground action, and then to engage in it, is folly verging on the criminal.
T. R. Fehrenbach
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Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it.
Tom Lehrer
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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.
Joe Abercrombie
