Unknowing ignorance is preferable to informed stupidity.
BRANDON SANDERSONA man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.
More Brandon Sanderson Quotes
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Well, then,” he said. “Let’s do it.” “What?” Vin asked. “Save the world.” Elend said. “Stop the ash.
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Wayne: You wanna know why I really came to find you? Waxilliam: Why? Wayne: I thought of you happy in a comfy bed, resting and relaxing, spending the rest of your life sipping tea and reading papers while people bring you food and maids rub your toes and stuff.
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Men had always told Kaladin that he fought like nobody else. He’d felt it on the first day he’d picked up a quarterstaff, though Tukks’s advice had helped him refine and channel what he could do.
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Does one deserve to have evil done to her by consequence of putting herself where evil can reach her?
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To age truly was to suffer the ultimate treason, that of one’s body against oneself.
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I strive for nothing if not consistency
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You’re a sword not a palm tree
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The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.
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Honestly, for an evil god of darkness, he certainly can be dull.
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The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.
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Control yourself. Become someone who can handle this.
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He smiled despite the grief he felt at the deaths of his men; he smiled because that was what he did. That was how he proved to the Lord Ruler-and to himself-that he wasn’t beaten.
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Finally, you found yourself in the wrong city, wondering why the signs on the roadway hadn’t led you better.
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A person knows when they’re in darkness, even when they can’t see. -Nightblood
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Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no man would know your heart.
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