Orson Scott Card Quotes
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I'm a lot more introspective than one would believe.
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I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.
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A baby comes with such responsibility. Once you become a mother, you always have a guilt trip. You always try to do the best, but you feel you can always be better.
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Less make-up is better, and it's always better to let your natural beauty shine. Essentially, be happy with your appearance.
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Every debate in Washington is about how much to increase spending - a little or a lot.
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I believe sci-fi fans are incredibly intelligent.
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Japan is the only country in the world which suffered from the scourge of nuclear weapons.
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I was acting since I was a kid, going to drama classes and being involved in every school play and musical that I could get my hands on, so it was something that was a part of me from a very early age.
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You've got to forget about this civilian. Whenever you drop bombs, you're going to hit civilians.
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For me, the key is years of the blessed filmmakers I've worked with giving me permission to be bold and jump off cliffs and to be boundaryless. I would put David Lynch at the top of that list.
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I've met a lot of people since I was around four years old, some really big ones along the way, and I don't think I've met anyone who's as generous of spirit as Quentin Tarantino.
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Rich people don't pay taxes? Of course they pay taxes - they pay tons in taxes. They pay for everyone else who doesn't pay taxes.
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I love home. I'll stay up there for days on end, I won't even go down the driveway to look for the mail.
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I get on fine with my mum and dad, but if they want to see the grandchildren, they come to me.
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Yes, I live a crazy, exciting, whatever life, but I do think it's quite relatable because it has to be - I'm just a girl from St Louis, Missouri that has lived life like anyone else. There are things that are crazy and over the top, but the basic thread is my family, my career, trying to live and pursuing my dreams.
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The second half of the '60s really was a kind of learning period, in terms of writing, for me.
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I know really, really famous people who are terrified every time they walk on to a stage.
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Celebrate the idea that you don't fit in. Find your own fit. Stay unique.
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We are living in a world where the individual must learn to command the raw materials of expression. He must not be dependent all the time on the ready-made, the finished product. It's the transferring, the changing of the raw into what is the expression of your own self – the whole joy and satisfaction and frustration of life is built into this.
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The essential is to excite the spectators. If that means playing Hamlet on a flying trapeze or in an aquarium, you do it.
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We all get where we're going by circuitous journeys, and some of the setbacks are warranted.
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The people at home will work hard and actually all of them think it was important that we hade the decision that we did make not to compromise; because we didn't have anything to compromise for.
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It never occurred to you that they might be flattering you, because you don't lie.
