"Forward momentum only worked as a strategy if one had correctly identified which way was forward."

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Source : Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). “Komarr”, p.144, Baen Books

Lois McMaster Bujold

#Momentum Quotes #Way Quotes #Strategy Quotes

“Somebody said the prospect of eminent death has a wonderful clarifying effect on the mind. And I don't know if that's true, but I do think it probably causes some changes, some evolution in the way a person works. But on a day-by-day basis, I just still enjoy doing what I'm doing.”
“A boy is not a sitting-down animal.”
“When you look up at the sky, you have a feeling of unity which delights you and makes you giddy.”
“In America, karma is best expressed in popular phrases like what goes around, comes around and what you sow, you will reap. Karma has also been referred to as having a boomerang effect where the thoughts and actions that you send out into the world turn around and come back at you... Jesus says, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Karma goes a step further and dictates that What you do unto others will come back to you. I think Jesus and the Hindus really had the same idea. Think about that the next time you want to say or do something nasty to someone else!”
“There is no mat space for malcontents or dissenters. One must neither celebrate insanely when he wins, nor sulk when he loses. He accepts victory professionally, humbly; he hates defeat, but makes no poor display of it.”
“What if you're practicing wrong? Then you get very good at doing something wrong.”
“Bah! Suffragettes. I've no time for suffragettes. They made the biggest mistake in history. They went for equality. They should have gone for power!”
“Men have only two emotions: hungry and horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.A bargain is something you don't need at a price you can't resist.”

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