Susan Barker Quotes

My process for determining which eras I'd write about was to just read history books that gave a really broad overview of Chinese history. And when I came across a historical figure or a historical incident that was especially interesting to me, ideas for characters and stories would surface.

Susan Barker

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Every entrepreneur doesn't need to be technical - there are plenty of opportunities out there for people who aren't coders.

Andrew Yang

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It's hard running as an independent. I wouldn't have won the Senate election if I hadn't been governor. I had credibility. The hard part is getting voters to the point where they think it's thinkable and not a waste of time.

Angus King

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What is a movie star? It is an illusion. It was everything I ever wanted to be, but it became a kind of shell, non? It was what made me famous and got me women. But it wasn't real.

Jean-Claude Van Damme

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I'm not even speaking to people any more; I just want to be reading my Kindle the whole time!

Sophie McShera

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I've always said that climate change is the defining issue of our generation. I've set out to hold candidates and elected officials accountable and to push our democracy to truly represent the interests of our kids.

Tom Steyer

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The more responsibility the Scoutmaster gives his patrol leaders, the more they will respond.

Robert Baden-Powell

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Can we understand - just for the record, we do need the government for a lot of big ticket items.

Rob Lowe

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I think Hadley is to Rice as Scowcroft was to Kissinger; not inclined to think or act independently.

Michael Ledeen

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There are so many successful women working in intelligence, but it's still seen as a male-dominated world.

Miranda Otto

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I don't know if people feel this way, but I think by nature that when you start off as a young pop singer, they assume that you're a bit pampered, prissy, and precious, or that you live in a bubble and not in the real world. For me that's not the case.

Debbie Gibson

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Smart is, and has always been, sexy.

Deborah Harkness

SmartSexyAlwaysBeen

Anyone can do running. Running should be easy. It should be fun. It should include everyone. It shouldn't be a punishment for eating cheesecake, which is what we've turned it into.

Christopher McDougall

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