Conn Iggulden Quotes
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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
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As people's opportunities to succumb to confirmation bias increases online - only seeking out information that confirms their prejudices - ignorance, extremism and close-mindedness have continued to rise unabated.
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Apple's advantage is that it designs and builds software together, so if the software isn't excellent, it does the superlative hardware a disservice.
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Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.
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You really don't get paid in these independent movies, no matter how many people see them.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
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When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.
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I'm not a morning person, but I've become one as the result of having kids. The morning is my private time to spend with my boys.
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Leaving all the glamour and air-kissing aside, at the end of the day, fashion is about operations and getting things done. The best way to be successful, therefore, is to learn from the people who do it best.
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All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
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One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had a negative effect on the viewing public. The military in Iraq specifically banned the photographing of wounded soldiers and coffins, thus sanitizing this terrible and bloody conflict.
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Take good care of our fragile planet.
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Lester is the Rock of Gibraltar. Nothing can rattle him. I am not. I was always flying off the handle about things. And the one person who could calm me down and make me realize that none of this silliness mattered was Lester Holt.
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A lot of times, I played bass on songs. Gene plays guitar on some songs.
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The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
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My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.
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CEOs and employers at for-profit corporations should not be able to prevent women from access to health care simply because of their own personal religious objections.
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There are no tricks to balancing work and family. It is a struggle all the time, and you just do your best. I think men are much better at compartmentalising.
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For a 7-iron, you never want the ball to be closer to your left heel than just slightly ahead of the mid-point of your stance. That's especially true if you're a tall player, like me.
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Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.
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Clearly, the Chinese need the resources, but I don't think they want to clash with the industrial world which happens to be the market for their goods.
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There isn't a person on Earth who couldn't use a connection with nature.
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Every man has it's price, but it's almost never the gold
