Orson Scott Card Quotes
Having never been in control of his own life, his idea of freedom was simply to break free.
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If I'm just at the White House, I have meetings in my office, I sign letters, I plan different things. Late in the afternoon, I'll quit working and wait for my husband to get home.
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It's always hard when you're playing someone for a lot of people out there who are going to see the movie after reading the books. There's a communion between a reader and the writer, so people will have an idea who Sirius Black is and I might not be everyone's idea of that.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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I believe journalism or news will migrate to the online medium.
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I tramped. When I was on the freight trains, I wasn't looking for work. I was looking to go from place to place without paying any money.
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Statesmanship is harder than politics. Politics is the art of getting along with people, whereas statesmanship is the art of getting along with politicians.
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Sure, I've been a victim, but in retrospect, most of it has been of my own making. I allowed it to happen.
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All I know is what the words know, and dead things, and that makes a handsome little sum, with a beginning and a middle and an end, as in the well-built phrase and the long sonata of the dead.
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Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.
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I don't feel closeted.
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The search for the truth is not for the faint hearted.
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I was the family alien. Both my parents are quite creative, but I was... appalling... always putting on little shows. I was rather a shy child, not a natural performer, but there was a performative edge to everything I did.
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I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
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I entered the industry at very young age, and I was like any normal girl at the age of 17 or 18. At that age, most girls are a little plump.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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Humor is always more interesting when it comes from someone who's had more than, like, five experiences.
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Multicultural markets are nuanced but not alien.
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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I really feel that New York City is the greatest city in the world.
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The point is, we can decry the dangers we face or ignore them or even allow ourselves to be paralyzed by fear.
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The three saddest things are the ill wanting to be well, the poor wanting to be rich, and the constant traveler saying 'anywhere but here'.
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I like to always remind my dancers about ways to avoid injury. One of the basic ways to avoid injury is to always make sure to stretch and warm up your body. This will loosen up your muscles, which will help to avoid common strain injuries such as shin splints and ankle strains.
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may you kiss the wind then turn from it certain that it will love your back
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Having never been in control of his own life, his idea of freedom was simply to break free.
