Conn Iggulden Quotes
Every man, who has fought in a battle, is now ash, every sword has been eaten by rust, but the lessons still must be learned
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I'm very obsessed with 'The Real Housewives' franchise. It's a bad obsession.
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The C student starts a restaurant. The A student writes restaurant reviews.
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I have a baby that is 21 months old, and I watch Disney Junior with him. A lot of those shows are about pirates. Even the T-shirts and pajamas I buy for him have pirate themes like, 'Aye-aye, argh and mate.' But, I definitely grew up watching pirates.
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I figure that that has a ten year cycle. At the end of that ten years, I began to get worried that I would run into what is known as the writer's block, the feeling of not being able to do these things.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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Rey is so strong. She's cool and smart and she can look after herself. Young girls can look at her and know that they can wear trousers if they want to. That they don't have to show off their bodies.
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I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
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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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Golf is 90% mental. Once you know how to hold the club, swing it, it's all in the mind.
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As a woman, I'm expected to want everything to be nice and to be nice myself. A very English thing. I don't design nice buildings - I don't like them. I like architecture to have some raw, vital, earthy quality.
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Measure your wealth by what you'd have left if you lost all your money.
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I never made a movie I would not take my family to see.
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I think mobile homes are a blight on the planet. Attractive, affordable housing is possible, and I'm out to prove it.
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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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You will not accept credit that is due to another, or harbor jealousy of an explorer who is more fortunate.
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Jews have God's promise and if we Christians have it, too, then it is only as those chosen with them, as guests in their house, that we are new wood grafted onto their tree.
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I was really scared to stay home alone when I was kid, and I would freak out whenever there was a noise after my parents left.
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Atheists have an excellent longevity record because we have no place to go after we die, so we take good care of ourselves and our world while we are here.
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People are saying, 'Big Data is the new oil.'
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Mapping and visualization is a huge area of work and is of interest to many people. We're working on reinventing a new kind of 3D cartography to make it easier to tell stories with 3D maps.
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Many people will laugh at the drop of a hat, especially if the man is still in it.
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Every man, who has fought in a battle, is now ash, every sword has been eaten by rust, but the lessons still must be learned
