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Smart people learn from their mistakes. But the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.

Brandon Mull

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Brandon Mull
Age: 49
Born: 1974
Born: November 8
Novelist
Writer
Utah
United States
People
Mistakes
Smart
Leadership
Ones
Mistake
Learn
Others
Real
Sharp

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After all, as long as you know, why make when you can take?
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She (Rachel) pulled away and looked into his eyes. Don't give up. There goes my plan. I'm serious. Even if things look bad, find a way to win. Find it. You too, Jason urged. Within reason. Don't try some huge Edomic command and blow yourself to pieces. There goes my plan. You stole my line.
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What'll you do if you can't find a way to cure him? Seth asked. Dale paused. I'll never know that day has come, because I'll never stop trying.
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I hate how my past actions keep messing up my future options, Seth muttered. Then you've started down the road to wisdom, Grandpa replied.
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What you call idiot points, I call awesome dollars. ~Seth
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This surpassed the fear of death. Death would be a mercy if it would make the feeling stop, the uncontrollable panic mingling with the mind-scrambling certainty of something sinister approaching, something with no need to hurry, something that would not be so kind as to let him die. The fear was palpable, suffocating, irresistible.
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Do us all a favor and toss your mouth overboard.
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