Conn Iggulden Quotes
I am the land, the bones of the hills," he said fiercely, "I am the winter. When I am dead, I will come for you all in the coldest nights.
Quotes to Explore
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Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda.
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Conservatives are charitable, forgiving, and are always - always - more willing to laugh at themselves.
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I loved theatre and film when I was growing up in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. My mum's a reflexologist and my dad's a corporate financier.
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When you're a war correspondent, the reader is for you because the reader is saying, 'Gee, I wouldn't want to be doing that.' They're on your side.
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I am neither going to Bollywood nor joining politics.
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I'm not afraid of portraying anything on-screen.
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I don't really consider myself an impressionist.
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I'm not one of these million-dollar actors. I have always been just a working actor. I probably work more than I would like to.
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Feeling passionate about something doesn't mean you have to be angry.
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Nothing recedes like progress.
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Hearts are the strongest when they beat in response to noble ideals.
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I love working with the right actor, and if the right actor happens to be unknown, that should be allowed, too, I think.
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Muslims who commit terrorist acts are perverting their religion.
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I don't care how popular I am. I'm not putting myself out there to run for higher office.
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The reason I was angry all the time was that Gloria Steinem and all those people, without reading my work, were saying all these horrible things against me.
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Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be.
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I just want to write another record that's as good or better than the one I've already made. That's my main goal, to follow up stronger than before.
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My dad never told me that when you audition, you might not get the role. He wanted to wait until my first disappointment to tell me.
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Things that I was writing for Wham! were a strong indication of what my future album would be like. But most people got so lost in our image and found it pretty repulsive.
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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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I wasn't banned from skiing but didn't go much in college because I couldn't afford it, and there just wasn't the time. I played football all winter, then in summer I did track and field and played volleyball.
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Memory is the best of all gardens. Therein, winter and summer, the seeds of their past lie dormant, ready to spring into instant bloom at any moment the mind wishes to bring them to life.
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I write from my knowledge not my lack, from my strength not my weakness. I am not interested if anyone knows whether or not I am familiar with big words, I am interested in trying to render big ideas in a simple way. I am interested in being understood not admired.
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I am the land, the bones of the hills," he said fiercely, "I am the winter. When I am dead, I will come for you all in the coldest nights.
