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thinking proud bryan
Superman is there to unite us all, I think. I'm proud of Bryan for respecting that and not making it just about us. Brandon Routh
thinking wonder biology
What was that?" Galladon demanded. "I think I just destroyed the biology section" Raoden replied with wonder. Brandon Sanderson
tyrants voice squares
I killed you once", the Lord Ruler said, turning back to Kelsier. "You tried", Kelsier replied, his voice loud and firm, carrying across the square. "But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that thing you've never been able to kill no matter how hard you try. I am hope. Brandon Sanderson
topics philosopher boring
...somehow the old philosophers could make even the most salacious topics seem boring. Brandon Sanderson
thinking facts
Spook: No, I'm not troubled. In fact, I actually think everything is going to be all right. Finally. Brandon Sanderson
tree palm-trees palms
You're a sword not a palm tree Brandon Sanderson
thinking safe belief
The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The wrong fit however, can suffocate. Brandon Sanderson
thinking years lessons-to-be-learned
People can do great things. However, there are somethings they just can't do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into a Popsicle, despite years of effort. I could, however, make myself insane, if I wished. (Though if I achieved the second, I might be able to make myself think I'd achieved the first....) Anyway, if there's a lesson to be learned, it's this: great success often depends on being able to distinguish between the impossible and the improbable. Or, in easier terms, distinguishing between Popsicles and insanity. Any questions? Brandon Sanderson
trying doe cobblestone
Galladon paused for a moment, then laughed. "Does nothing frighten you, sule?" "Actually, pretty much everything here does—I'm just good at ignoring the fact that I'm terrified. If I ever realize how scared I am, you'll probably find me trying to hide under those cobblestones over there. Brandon Sanderson
taken men decision
Once one becomes a man, he can and must make his own decisions. But I do offer warning. Even a good thing can become destructive if taken to excess. Brandon Sanderson
tyrants trying matter
But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope. Brandon Sanderson
trying keep-trying bastille
Yes, Bastille. I keep trying to get killed because it's inconvenient for you. Brandon Sanderson
thinking neighbor figures
Though, if you think about it, hostile, dethroned pseudodeities probably make disagreeable neighbors. You'll have to figure out something to do with him. Brandon Sanderson
transition rebel chaos
It seems that the rebels found the chaos of transition more difficult to accept than the tyranny they had known before. They joyfully welcomed back authority-even oppressive authority-for it was less painful for them than uncertainty. Brandon Sanderson
thinking brain looks
I need something, Wax. A place to look. You always did the thinking.” “Yes, having a brain helps with that, surprisingly. Brandon Sanderson
trouble wayne good-sense
It’s what happens when you shoot someone,” Wayne pointed out. “At least, usually someone has the good sense to get dead when you go to all the trouble to shoot them. Brandon Sanderson
teaching taken humble
She loved the teachings of the Five Visions. Humility. Sacrifice. Seeing another's problems before your own. Yet she was beginning to think that she-- along with others-- had taken this belief too far, letting her desire to seem humble become a form of pride itself. She now saw that when her faith had become about clothing instead of people, it had taken a wrong turn. Brandon Sanderson
thinking people poison
Actually, [Wax] said, we came here because we needed someplace safe to think for a few hours." Ranette: "Your mansion isn't safe?" Wax: "My butler failed to poison me, then tried to shoot me, then set off an explosive in my study" Ranette: "Huh.... You need to screen these people better, Wax. Brandon Sanderson
thinking want stuck
I was thinking that work is like fertilizer in that I'm glad it exists; I just don't ever want to get stuck in it. Brandon Sanderson
thinking lucky littles
Wayne's a little attached to that hat," Waxillium said. "He thinks it's lucky." Wayne: "It is lucky. I ain't never died while wearing that hat." Marasi frowned. "I ... I'm not sure I know how to respond." Wax: "That's a common reaction to Wayne. Brandon Sanderson
trying firsts get-up
Never throw the first punch. If you have to throw the second, try to make sure they don't get up for a third. Brandon Sanderson
thinking giving stories
The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon. Brandon Sanderson
thinking trumpets bits
I played the trumpet a bit like a porker, I think. Boris Vian
trying debt chess
I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt. Boris Spassky
thinking play champion
I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else. Boris Spassky
theatre actors chess
We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theatre. Boris Spassky
thinking oscars chance
I think I have a better chance at getting an Oscar before a Grammy. Bow Wow
thinking people acting
Music industry is so fickle, there's so many politics. I think a lot of people don't pay attention to the credits or the artistry no more. I think there's so much concern about what's going on right now instead of the actual artistry. But that's how the record business is, but for acting, I got that covered. Bow Wow
thinking stressed-out trying
Trying your best not to get stressed out, the hardest part is not to get down, not to let the business get to you. I think the business is more mental than it is talent. I think you can have the talent, but if you don't have it up here, I think you can easily just break down. Bow Wow
things-in-life giving fans
I love my fans very much. They give me the confidence to continue things in life. Bow Wow
trying television young
I'm trying to become a young CEO, to brand myself in television and movies. Bow Wow
tombstone steel blades
Steel True, Blade Straight. Arthur Conan Doyle
thrown
Even the best of us are thrown off some- times. Arthur Conan Doyle