Brett Lee Quotes
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When I'm not writing, I read loads of fiction, but I've been writing quite constantly lately so I've been reading a lot of nonfiction - philosophy, religion, science, history, social or cultural studies.
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As an entrepreneur, you only fail when you give up.
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Constant reference to a 'war on terror' did accomplish one major objective: It stimulated the emergence of a culture of fear.
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It's very special having a new little girl.
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I'm not the 'look at me' kind of a person. I do not like showing off in public or written about.
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I've only ever tried to be me.
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I didn't have any extra money. But I can't say that I had a hard early career.
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Health care is a human right, and single-payer health care will deliver quality, affordable care to every Illinoisan.
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My mother is an amazing woman. Not only did she manage the entire household, she noticed a gift in each of her kids and instilled confidence in all of us that that gift would take us wherever we wanted to go.
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I wish we could get a national buddy network going. It would be a great thing for the American people.
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It'll take a while for all those strange old books that I love to show up on digital: books that aren't current bestsellers but aren't public-domain freebies, either.
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I come from a family of educators. My sister is a college teacher. My dad is a college teacher, but first a junior high teacher.
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Having been connected with industry during my entire life, it seems eminently proper that I should turn back, in part, the proceeds of that activity with the hope of promoting a broader as well as a better understanding of the economic principles and national policies which have characterized American enterprise down through the years.
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I seem to play in spurts. Somebody will tell me about a cool game, then I'll run out and play for a bit, but then I'm done.
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I've been privileged to be able to be a part of some of my girlfriends' lives at their breaking points.
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Ever since the '70s, Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo were the godfathers of Scandinavian crime. They broke the crime novel in Scandinavia from the kiosks and into the serious bookstores.
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It's fun for someone to poke fun at himself.
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Courage cannot be left like bones in a bag. It must be brought out and shown the light again and again, growing stronger each time. If you think it will keep for the times you need it, you are wrong. It is like any other part of your strength. If you ignore it, the bag will be empty when you need it most.
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Everything is perfect in the universe - even your desire to improve it.
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So you find a lot of these sixth Americans congregate in these interracial congregations. They hang out together at work, at school, wherever.
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The usual sniggering examples of animal behaviour were brought in to explain cheating. Funny how the behaviour of shrews and gibbons is never used to explain table manners or road safety or gardening, only sex. Anyway, it was bad Darwinism. Taking the example of a monkey and applying it to yourself misses the point that animal behaviour is made for the benefit of the species, not as an excuse for the individual. Being incapable of sustaining a stable pair and supporting children is really not in the interests of our species. Neither is it really in the best interests of the philanderer.
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Total borrowing has imploded. Private borrowing has collapsed. And, in effect, the Treasury Department is the last borrower left standing.
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No matter how good or experienced, he Sehwag can kill your attitude.
