Conn Iggulden Quotes
Why do you hurt me? What more do you want?” she asked, tears shining in her eyes. “Power over you, little one,” he said, smiling. “What does any man want but that? It is something in the blood of every one of us. We would all be a tyrant if we could.
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This I know; the spirit of Man cannot be stopped.
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With the monstrous weapons man already has, humanity is in danger of being trapped in this world by its moral adolescents.
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I'm not trying to be Mr. Universe, but I want to stay in shape.
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We're not trying to make you less of a man. We just want you to love us as deeply and as wholesomely and as fully as we love you.
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Our fans want us to be happy and if that means being married or having a girlfriend, they are okay with that. Of course, in this industry it is a bit harder to have normal relationships, but it is possible.
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Focus comes a lot more easily when you desperately want the results of your own work - nobody else is going to do it for you.
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Nobody ever worked as hard as my father. My father averaged maybe four hours of sleep at night, and when you're a kid, you don't realize that. The man was tired. He was tired.
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I want to write without shame or pride or over-compensation in one direction or another. To write freely.
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A good man would prefer to be defeated than to defeat injustice by evil means.
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Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.
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If every small nation with a border dispute believes they can go ahead and launch a pre-emptive war and that it will be approved by the greatest power, that is a very dangerous thing.
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When I finally put my guitar in the case the last time, I want to be remembered just as a singer, not as a country singer or pops singer - just a singer.
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I'm an internet junkie. There, I said it. That's the first step, right? I also have a thing for making lists. Oh man, nothing beats turning to a fresh, clean page in a notebook, taking out a nice pen, and starting a list. There's so much potential there. So much to do, so little time! So hey, why not spend some of that time making a list.
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If I'm creating a free-form piece of art, I can make it look like anything I want, and nobody will say it's wrong.
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Denise Mina is probably one of the most gifted writers out there, whether it's mystery or literary or whatever label you want to give it.
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Women are, in general, less shallow visually. If their man gains 10, 20 pounds, they don't care as much.
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I was asked to be in Vogue but I said no. I didn't want to advertise make-up. I didn't want to be seen as a sex symbol.
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People don't want to hear about it if you're frustrated with your big career break.
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The - I don't want to say older, but the more experienced I get, I treasure and I honor what I've done much more.
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We live a short enough time on this earth. A man should do what he loves.
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Lauren Hill, I always have her solo CD nearby. I have Coldplay, Radiohead, just a mix.
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I'm severely overrated. I'm just above a hack. That should be the name of my new DVD: 'Chris Rock: Slightly Above Hack'.
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True happiness is not made in getting something. True happiness is becoming something. This can be done by being committed to lofty goals. We cannot become something without commitment.
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Why do you hurt me? What more do you want?” she asked, tears shining in her eyes. “Power over you, little one,” he said, smiling. “What does any man want but that? It is something in the blood of every one of us. We would all be a tyrant if we could.
