"The fool strikes. The wise man smiles, and watches, and learns. Then strikes."

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Source : Joe Abercrombie (2014). “Half a King”, p.90, Del Rey

Joe Abercrombie

#Wise Quotes #Men Quotes #Watches Quotes

“The standard has gone up, whether that's down to the split divisions or more professionalism. People are raising the bar and wanting to emulate the England team.”
“When you gradually add in nutrient-dense, fiber-rich foods, you simply stop feeling cravings. You run out of space in your belly for the old junk. Instead of craving, you feel full, fulfilled, and content.”

Source : Kathy Freston (2012). “The Lean: A Revolutionary (and Simple!) 30-Day Plan for Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss”, p.10, Hachette UK
“I consider myself an expert on love, sex and health. Without health you can have very little of the other two.”
“We might as well swing boys, because Stravinsky cuts us all.”
“Far from the madding crowd is a mistake on a honeymoon.... Solitude! Wherever you are, if you're on a honeymoon, you'll get quite as much solitude as is good for you every twenty-four hours. Constant change and distraction -- that's what wants arranging for. Solitude will arrange itself.”
“Beware! Don't allow yourself to do what you know is wrong, relying on the thought, Later I will repent and ask God's forgiveness.”
“I had all the intentions of being the next Eddie Murphy.”
“When you have an audience standing and screaming the entire way through the short program and cheering every element you do, whether it's footwork, or spin, or a jump, to have that kind of emotion coming at you from every direction in the building, it's the most amazing sensation you can get as a sportsman.”

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