Sam Brown Quotes
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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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It's fun to get really intense and emotionally detailed and complicated.
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Of course, we all watch James Bond with envy - knowing the U.S. government would never pay for the lifestyle he enjoys.
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After having children, life becomes about living beyond yourself; about being bigger and better.
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Self-preservation is the first law of nature.
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As a free-speech advocate, I believe that adults should have access to any material they want. As a parent, and a community member, I think people should be able to protect their homes from imagery - much of it violent - that is, I feel, a form of child abuse when adult society inflicts it upon children.
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I'd known that the visit would be highly scripted and that genuine interactions with citizens wouldn't be possible, since it's illegal for them to speak with foreigners. Still, I'd thought I'd had a unique look at North Korea, only to discover I was wrong.
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I'm developing artists for my new record label, my son's band, Intangible, being one of them.
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I like the discipline of well-cut, impeccable clothes. I think it's a very healthy discipline.
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When a writer declares that his first book is his best, that is bad. I progress successively from book to book.
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It is the easiest thing in the world to die. The hardest is to live.
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Usually, historical revelations come from days of legwork, ploughing through piles of letters and papers in archives or even private homes, looking for the telling phrase or letter that someone else has missed.
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A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.
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Being on your own sometimes is appealing.
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I think the hardest thing about making music now is being a great dad at the same time. There's an insanity that goes with writing - a mad scientist thing that you have to go through - and sacrificing a kid's upbringing to do that is not an option.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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I'm going to go to work out, and I'm going to enjoy it, and I'm going to eat really healthy. But I'm going to go to Vegas, and I'm going to stop at In-N-Out Burger, and then I'll be back on track.
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I went further on less talent than anyone, but I was a damned good entertainer.
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The stakeholder approach to business sees integration rather than separation, and sees how things fit together.
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I get so carried away in interviews and deliver 1,500-word treatises, then find it's been reduced to something pithier but also not quite accurate. Although I imagine there are people I work with who wish they could edit me every day.
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Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self.
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A camera teaches you how to see without a camera.
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Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.
