Brandon Sanderson Quotes

Fantasy has had some problems with being too repetitive, in my opinion. I try to read what other people are doing - and say, 'How can I add to this rather than just recycle it? How can I stand on Tolkien's shoulders rather than stand tied to his kneecaps?'

Brandon Sanderson

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Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: December 19, 1975

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I'm a big believer than a great bit is a great bit - if I go and see someone I love, like Robert Klein. I want to hear some classics and some new stuff. But a great stand-up bit takes a long time to really polish and perfect, and they're beautiful things when they're done.

Jerry Seinfeld

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The whole idea that the rescue was staged or the soldiers were shooting blanks, that's just obvious stuff. Why would you do that in the middle of a war? It's just crazy.

Jessica Lynch

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What passions cannot music raise or quell?

John Dryden

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It's weird but I've never really been the type to have fixations on the leading man actor. I've always been drawn more to the rock star. I love a guy on the microphone commanding an audience.

Amanda Crew

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We ought to make sure that people coming here ought to be vetted and that we secure this federal border.

Steve Scalise

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I don't read work emails after 7 P.M. or on weekends.

Shonda Rhimes

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I'm a partner in a company called Helicopter Services and Instruction out of New Jersey.

Treat Williams

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For some reason when I write in cursive, it's easier and flows better for me to read that when I print.

Ashley Scott

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We must never forget why we have, and why we need our military. Our armed forces exist solely to ensure our nation is safe, so that each and every one of us can sleep soundly at night, knowing we have 'guardians at the gate.'

Allen West

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I greatly enjoyed the Hawaiian Islands. They are a real little paradise in spite of the influx of Americans who have made it one of their most pleasant 'centers of resort': the soft climate and luxuriance of the tropics; the greenness, the fragrance, the flowers - extraordinary flowers covering the tallest trees and turning them into huge bouquets.

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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If Rajamouli is the brain and heart of 'Baahubali,' the producers are its skeleton, holding everything together, and the fans are the blood. Rajamouli deserves all the laurels, but he's so modest that he diverts all of it towards his team.

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While the lab plays an enormous role, research is also influenced by inner peace of mind and one's family environment, depending on what stage of one's life and career a scientist is at.

Peter Agre

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