Aurangzeb Quotes
By looting, the temples of the South and hunting out buried treasures, Mir Jumla amassed a vast fortune. The huge Hindu idols of copper were brought away in large numbers to be melted and cast into cannon.....
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We never left a set until we'd trashed it.
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I'm a Virgo, and I know what I like.
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Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.
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Only in very rare circumstances will you see something cut out of my first drafts. Maybe it's because of the way I write. I'm very focused on the logical progression of the story, and every character has a role to play.
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Methinks I am like a man, who having struck on many shoals, and having narrowly escap'd shipwreck in passing a small frith, has yet the temerity to put out to sea in the same leaky weather-beaten vessel, and even carries his ambition so far as to think of compassing the globe under these disadvantageous circumstances.
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I used to play one job and have 125 pair of shoes on the floor. What was I doing? I couldn't wear but one pair.
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A lot of times when people meet me, theyll definitely try to make me feel young or inexperienced. Like, Its all taken care of. Teenagers are such a discerning group of people. Theyll immediately sniff out anything that feels contrived. Im, like, constantly scanning myself to see if Im some corporate executive version of a teenager. Ive developed something of a fearsome reputation. People know that if you talk down to me, I will roll my eyes or whatever.
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Love and Other Theories challenged my assumptions, dared me to think differently and burrowed into my heart. A heart-achingly beautiful story about whether it is better to protect your heart or to take the biggest risk of all.
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If one's reputation is a possession, then of all my possessions, my reputation means most to me.
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I shall strive to inculculate in my men the spirit of the chase.
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When you play with the best in the world, it is important that you not lose focus. You must be fully focused. Even a minor error could result in a massive defeat.
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Cleverness is not wisdom. And not to think mortal thoughts is to see few days.
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One should not wish to enjoy where one does not give joy.
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What the whole community comes to believe in grasps the individual as in a vise.
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I never wanted to do TV. I just did what I was trained to do through the Special Forces, and I've been doing that from a very young age.
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I know nothing more annoying when people I don't know jump to conclusions on my person based on nothing but gossip or speculation.
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I realized about 10 years ago that my wealth has to go back to society. A fortune, the size of which is hard to imagine, is best not passed on to one's children. It's not constructive for them.
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Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom.
