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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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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The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind.
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My favorite actor is Steve McQueen, and he did his own stunts.
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You can live with victory over the desires of your flesh. Habits, attitudes, desires, worries, and dissipation must yield as you exercise authority over your mind, emotions, and will.
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The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels.
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Maybe Justin, my students, spoiled me for people my own age, usually so boring, talking about their endless health problems, pros/cons of being cremated, not realizing they're already dead in the most tragic way.
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A surprising number of people - including many students of literature - will tell you they haven't really lived in a book since they were children. Sadly, being taught literature often destroys the life of the books.
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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.
