Orson Scott Card Quotes
Like all children they only wanted to be known, and cared little about giving that gift to others.
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California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.
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The rich don't win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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My work has always been the thing that justifies my life.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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I just picked up golf, it was good, give me a chance to play golf.
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I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.
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So somebody told me that if I wasn't a coffee drinker yet, by the end of college I'd have to be, because a math major is so tough I would have to stay up very late. I was going to need coffee to do that. Well, merely because they said that, I never drank coffee in college, never got addicted to it, never needed it.
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My secret heroes were Joe Morello, Ray Charles - who is, in my opinion, the most dominant figure in musical history in the 21st century - and Frank Sinatra. Those are my heroes. And as a writer, when Bob Dylan came along, it was a miracle because he gave us all permission to say anything!
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In L.A., unless you've just won an Oscar or you're Mr. Studio Head, no one talks to you. Even at parties.
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Our music has been an incredible gift to help us make a difference.
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The Lion King always makes me cry, especially when Simba's father gets trampled.
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I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
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I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog named Lola.
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While they're building a solid foundation that will support whatever is coming down the road, Todd and I are itching to see further, to push the envelope.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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Age is the first limitation on roles that I've ever had to encounter, and I hit that awhile ago.
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One person seeking glory doesn't accomplish very much.
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Her eyes were those of someone who's just fallen in love, someone who sees nothing but her lover, someone who has no fear of anything. The eyes of someone who believes that every dream will come true, that reality will move if you just give it a push.
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Bringing my two children up while writing was just a part of life. I'd much rather have had their interruptions than been stuck in a sterile office. This way, I had welcome distractions. I had to load the washing machine, I had to go out and buy lemons.
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I'm a hard-mouthed northeastern lad. That's me - the Eminem of Northeast England.
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I was not prepared to live as a single parent.
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Like all children they only wanted to be known, and cared little about giving that gift to others.
