Orson Scott Card Quotes
We were all victims of an oppressive system, but that mattered far less to us than our deep bonding with our owners.
Quotes to Explore
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When I was in high school I used to sit by myself in the cafeteria - not necessarily by choice - but I thought it was funny to talk to people that weren't there.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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I like to do things quickly because I'm easily bored.
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I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food.
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We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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Most people who have encountered mercury have done so after breaking a mercury thermometer. And many of us who saw the liquid balls of mercury scatter across a floor or countertop considered the element the most beautiful on the periodic table.
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Unless man is committed to the belief that all mankind are his brothers, then he labors in vain and hypocritically in the vineyards of equality.
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On the taxing of banks, we have to find the level at which they squeal but still pay and open up the next day.
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What drew me towards team sport were the camaraderie and friendship. The chance to celebrate victory and success with a group of other people is something I have enjoyed doing.
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Proust is a huge author for me.
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My fans don't feel like I hold anything back from them. They know whatever I'm going through now, they'll hear about it on a record someday. They'll hear the real story. There's a little bit of lag time. It's not as instant as going on a gossip blog. But it's much more accurate.
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The spiritual reality of the Indian world is very evident, very highly developed. I think it affects the life of every Indian person in one way or another.
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Where there is Torah it sustains the world.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy.
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I'm a folk singer-songwriter. I am pretty poppy though.
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
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New Zealand's Daniel Vettori is a very good bowler.
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That is the best case for Bush; that, among other things, he liberated Iraq. It is good enough for me.
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With the 'Watchmen' comic, we attempted to tell it in an accessible way. I deliberately made the artwork very clear, deceptively so. You think you're sucking on a sweetie, but it turns out to be a sugar-coated chili.
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Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
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If help and salvation are to come they can only come from the children, for the children are the makers of men. The child is endowed with unknown powers, which can guide us to a radiant future. If what we really want is a new world, then education must take as its aim the development of these hidden possibilities.
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Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.
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We were all victims of an oppressive system, but that mattered far less to us than our deep bonding with our owners.
