Charles Bock Quotes
To me, fiction is the single best way there is - to me, it's the most profound way - of dealing with questions that have no answers.
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I am not saying we are categorizing Ellen White in the biblical context of a false prophet.
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I don't like possessions.
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I like to get suggestions on what to read. I'll look at Twitter, people I like, people I admire... I'll go and research the book, download it on my phone and read it while I'm on the road.
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As the future is never known with certainty, the evaluation of the prospective benefits requires the formation of expectations. An acceptable house, partner or job, then, is one that offers an expected stream of future benefit that has a value in excess of the option to continue to search for an even better alternative.
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I grew up around old stuff that was not necessarily valuable, but certainly unusual.
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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
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I'm not a fan of soccer, for sure not.
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Now, I don't know how they judge all that, but if anybody in the world deserves to be in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Ritchie Valens does.
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I want to have an impact on my son.
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All kids are selfish. I wanted to do homework and do my thing and call my agent. My mother's needs weren't in my mind at that moment.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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The birth of the African Union should encourage us to reexamine relations between African States.
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I always say, I'm certain I changed 'Watchmen' less than the Coen brothers changed 'No Country for Old Men.' I'm certain of it. But you don't hear the Cormac McCarthy fans, like, up in arms about it. They should be. It's like an amazing Pulitzer Prize-winning book.
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Successful people are not interesting. I feel for the losers. That's where my heart lies.
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They're just my weaknesses. Everyone is just constantly talking to me about it. It doesn't help.
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Do I think Vince McMahon was looking at my matches in Japan going, 'We need him?' No. He wasn't. He's too busy. There's no way. But somebody may have been looking and going, 'All right, I like this guy. Let's give him a shot.'
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It doesn't matter much where your company sits in its industry ecosystem, nor how vertically or horizontally integrated it is - what matters is its relative 'share of customer value' in the final product or solution, and its cost of producing that value.
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I am dying, but with a strong hope and persuasion that my country will gain her independence.
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I love the Japanese director Shohei Imamura. His masterpiece in 1979 called, the English title was 'Vengeance is Mine.'
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I've had people say I'm inconsistent, and sure, I've never held a UFC or WEC title.
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When you go to take someone's picture, the first thing they say is, what you want me to do? Everyone is very awkward.
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Poached eggs are good, poached animals are not.
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To me, fiction is the single best way there is - to me, it's the most profound way - of dealing with questions that have no answers.
