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I enjoy worldbuilding very much. I generally start with an approximation. With 'Flesh and Spirit' and 'Breath and Bone,' because I was thinking of a world on the brink of a dark age, I began with the sense of Roman Britain. But I purposely set the geography to match something other than Britain - which has been overdone.

~Carol Berg

Topics: Age Because Been Began Bone Breath Brink Britain Dark Enjoy Flesh Generally Geography Match Much Other Purposely Roman Sense Set Something Spirit Start Than Thinking Very Which World

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If I had my way, if I was lucky enough, if I could be on the brink my entire life - that great sense of expectation and excitement without the disappointment - that would be the perfect state.

~Cate Blanchett

Topics: Brink Could Disappointment Enough Entire Entire Life Excitement Expectation Great Great Sense Had If I Could Life Lucky Perfect Sense State Way Without Would

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To lose my mother just as I'm right on the brink of crossing that threshold over into a career, it was pretty compelling. My entire career is my mother's work, for me.

~Ceelo Green

Topics: Brink Career Compelling Crossing Entire Entire Career Just Lose Me Mother Over Pretty Right Threshold Work

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Education in general, and higher education in particular, is on the brink of a huge disruption. Two big questions, which were once so well-settled that we ceased asking them, are now up for grabs. What should young people be learning? And what sorts of credentials indicate they're ready for the workforce?

~Dan Pink

Topics: Asking Big Big Questions Brink Credentials Disruption Education General Higher Higher Education Huge Indicate Learning Now Once Particular People Questions Ready Should Sort Them Two Up Were Which Workforce Young Young People

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If I drive myself to the brink of my ability, then I don't get stale or bored.

~Dean Koontz

Topics: Ability Bored Brink Drive Get Myself Stale Then

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After watching Taro reach the brink of bankruptcy, seeing their shares delisted from trading, hearing endless false promises about receiving audited financial statements, and witnessing an unchecked drain of company resources, the shareholders have clearly had enough.

~Dilip Shanghvi

Topics: About After Bankruptcy Brink Clearly Company Drain Endless Enough False Financial Had Had Enough Hearing Promises Reach Receiving Resources Seeing Shareholders Shares Statements Trading Watching Witnessing

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President Obama inherited a broken country mired in two wars, a financial crisis, a mortgage mess and more than we all probably even know about and has in my opinion brought us back from the brink. But I still see my friends in no better shape and the gap widening.

~Don Cheadle

Topics: About Back Better Better Shape Brink Broken Brought Country Crisis Even Financial Financial Crisis Friends Gap In My Opinion Inherited Know Mess More Mortgage Obama Opinion President President Obama See Shape Still Than Two Us Wars Widening

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Sometimes you have to hold your nose and vote for the person who is going to do the least damage or who is maybe going to pull you back from the brink.

~Eric Metaxas

Topics: Back Brink Damage Going Hold Least Maybe Nose Person Pull Sometimes Vote Who You Your

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Entrepreneurs can't forecast accurately, because they are trying something fundamentally new. So they will often be laughably behind plan - and on the brink of success.

~Eric Ries

Topics: Accurately Because Behind Brink Entrepreneurs Forecast Fundamentally New Often Plan Something Success Trying Will

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On its face, Donald Trump's hateful musings about women and his boastful claims of sexual dominance should be reason alone to drive him from polite society and certainly to blockade him from the West Wing. Yet somehow, his misogyny has instead propelled his campaign to the brink of the Republican nomination.

~Franklin Foer

Topics: About Alone Brink Campaign Certainly Claims Dominance Donald Drive Face Hateful Him His Instead Nomination Polite Reason Republican Sexual Should Society Somehow Trump West West Wing Wing Women

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