Samaire Armstrong Quotes
My family is heavily involved in the Marines and close-combat training, and I was raised doing Japanese sword training, so I've always been of the mentality that you have to be able to defend yourself.
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I'm not shy or reclusive. I just spend my time with people rather than journalists.
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I feel that everyone has a right to be insane.
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I was never offended that people underestimated me because of my appearance or that they thought I was pretty and discouraged me from fighting because they didn't want me to risk hurting my looks.
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Architecture begins where engineering ends.
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The only time I can't sleep is on a plane, when I am literally keeping it in the air with my brain.
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I have in later years taken to Euclid, Whitehead, Bertrand Russell, in an elemental way.
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Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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I hate how late we have our Olympic Trials, always have.
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A dark poem is meant to redeem the dark part.
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I like the idea of sending my Aquazurra girls out with a lucky charm under their feet.
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I go on a good many adventure-type trips. Whenever I go on one, it's always potentially going to be the setting for one of my books. I pay more attention to certain aspects than some other people might. Sometimes I use them, sometimes I don't. Most of the books I write are based on experiences I've had to some extent.
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I'm really just a normal person.
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The most common criticism I've seen is that I write 'popcorn fantasy:' lightweight action-adventure. Some people call it that as they explain why they love it for exactly that reason. I'm cool with that, either way. I just nod and let it go.
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Dried porcini add a substantial, deep flavour to otherwise more neutral vegetables. I use them in risottos, mashed roots and winter soups.
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Being Somali, being Muslim, it's always something I've been very proud of.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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It's very simple. You have to be faithful to your other half and not have secrets. That's my rule.
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If you're not a confident person, pretend to be one.
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When I was young, all I wanted was to write books and be an artist.
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I don't think in the past. I don't think in the future. You grasp the moment.
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The basis of self-government and freedom requires the development of character and self-restraint and perseverance and the long view. And these are qualities which require many years of training and education.
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Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something.
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My family is heavily involved in the Marines and close-combat training, and I was raised doing Japanese sword training, so I've always been of the mentality that you have to be able to defend yourself.
