Greg Mortenson Quotes

Yes, I was detained for eight days in Waziristan in 1996. It was against my will, and my passport and money were taken from me. I was not mistreated or harmed, but I was also not allowed to leave.

Greg Mortenson

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MoneyMeWillLeavePassportDays

When you're just open but not honest, then you start free-associating garbage.

John Mayer

StartYouGarbageOpenHonestJust

I always carry a book with me to read on the bus, and I tend to arrive everywhere early.

Amanda Knox

MeBookEarlyAlwaysBusCarry

There is no corner too quiet, or too far away, for a woman to make sorrow in it.

Amelia Barr

WomanQuietFar AwaySorrowCorner

Someone had my number and they started text-stalking me. I've never replied to them. It was tempting to write back, but I resisted.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

MeSomeoneBackNeverWriteStarted

Not all new books carry endorsements, and I wouldn't say that blurbs are indispensable for marketing.

Sonny Mehta

MarketingNewSayCarryBooks

When I was 6, I learned where I came from, which was one step removed from the usual circumstances. I was adopted.

Lisa Lutz

StepCircumstancesWhereLearned

I've considered going to lightweight. As soon as my trainer decides that I can go up, then I will.

Jose Aldo

I CanGoWillUpTrainerGoing

All that nipping and tucking doesn't make you look younger - only stranger.

Dick Van Dyke

YouLookStrangerOnlyMakeYounger

I have a critical nature, in the sense that when I look at something I often look for the flaws.

Donald Fagen

NatureLookFlawsSomethingSense

All my dance moves are improv. I just make them up on the spot.

Post Malone

DanceUpImprovMakeJustMoves

Intellectual property is an important legal and cultural issue. Society as a whole has complex issues to face here: private ownership vs. open source, and so on.

Tim Berners-Lee

SocietyFaceLegalOwnershipOpen

I don't miss anything by being a bachelor. I don't know any happily married couples, not even my parents.

Lemmy

ParentsKnowBachelorAnythingMiss

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