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An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good man will be a good king, that all that is necessary is to be a decent human being and when you're king everything will go swimmingly. ↗

— George R. R. Martin

#assuming #awful #being #decent #even

I don't know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think it's more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that they're a woman and people don't want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society. ↗

— George R. R. Martin

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There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings. ↗

— George R. R. Martin

#examples #good #human #human beings #kings

I'm not mean, just aggressive. ↗

— Harvey Martin

#i #just #mean

There are three social classes in America: upper middle class, middle class, and lower middle class. ↗

— Judith Martin

#class #classes #lower #middle #middle class

Honesty has come to mean the privilege of insulting you to your face without expecting redress. ↗

— Judith Martin

#expecting #face #honesty #insulting #mean

It's far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without your help. ↗

— Judith Martin

#far #good #good qualities #help #impressive

At first we got along real well. Now... it's pretty much just a professional relationship. ↗

— Jose Carreras

#first #got #just #much #now

The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs at it, at the same time he knows he must not neglect it. ↗

— Lord Chesterfield

#difference #dress #himself #his #knows

I feel it's like being a kid and dressing up, because that's what Baby Jane is. ↗

— Millicent Martin

#because #being #dressing #feel #i