Joe Abercrombie Quotes

'The Blade Itself' was my first book. Probably I should've tried a few short stories first, but for some reason I decided to begin with Everest.

Joe Abercrombie

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I think we can question whether degrees are antediluvian. Online learning has flexibility. Why not master courses in energy, writing, communications, and engineering and get a credential?

Anant Agarwal

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She was not a white woman. She was not a Greek... Until the emergence of the doctrine of white superiority, Cleopatra was generally pictured as a distinctly African woman, dark in color.

John Henrik Clarke

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Well, I had a small degree, that little infection of skepticism about America which resides in the minds of even America's closest friends. That America can't be quite as good as it says it is. And why does it need so relentlessly to keep saying how good it is?

Robert MacNeil

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Communities don't have rights. Only individuals in the community have rights.

Michael Badnarik

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In 2001, I did some research and identified four characteristics that successful companies share. One, they aspire to be leaders in their businesses. Two, they have global potential. Three, they are innovative. Four, they display a ruthless focus on financial returns.

Anand Mahindra

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As soon as I see period costume, I turn off. It's like hearing drama on Radio 4.

Steve Coogan

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Good movies are my weakness. I have seen several international movies ranging from English to Spanish, German, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese.

Roop Durgapal

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Everyone needs an objective, and everyone needs a goal, and it was frustrating just kind of being at a standstill.

Robert Whittaker

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When you love someone and care about them, you want what's best for them, and it's always the hardest thing to realize maybe you aren't what's best for them, how hard you try.

Mitski

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I've found that nurturing untapped potential is far more exhilarating than finding someone who has already peaked.

Jason Fried

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My son is 7 years old. I am 54. It has taken me a great many years to reach that age. I am more respected in the community, I am stronger, I am more intelligent and I think I am better than he is. I don't want to be a pal, I want to be a father.

Clifton Fadiman

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I'm tortured because I care. I'm always upset about not doing things as good as I think I could have because I care.

Shawn Mendes

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