Orson Scott Card Quotes
Wouldn't it have been better to change humanity so it no longer desired to destroy itself?
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I try and take the commonplace - and some of it is writ large, like death - take the commonplace and make it universally resonant, revelatory, and beautiful at the same time.
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I would describe my sound as classic Motown.
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He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone.
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Gymnastics, especially in my family, is more than a sport. It's our life, it's our careers, it's our family business.
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The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.
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Banking gives you a glimpse into what makes companies succeed and what makes companies fail.
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I think it's certainly natural to try new things as you grow up and get older!
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A few years ago, there were requests to me, Can we make this? I said that I have no rights. Contact the Hitchcock estate, which won't release it for a remake.
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Everyone knows that there are more people watching any given show than is being registered by the Nielsen system.
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The blood pigment haemoglobin is a compound which can be split by diverse methods into its constituents, pigment and protein.
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You look at Kawhi Leonard, Tony Allen, Draymond Green: they are great on ball, and they are great team defenders as well. You want to be both of them, not just one.
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I love looking at people who have achieved a lot - even Kim Kardashian, who has made a brand out of being a reality TV star; I applaud that.
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A new idea is delicate. It can be killed by a sneer or a yawn; it can be stabbed to death by a quip and worried to death by a frown on the right man's brow.
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I'm not a director who feels I should be in your face all the time. I really want you to watch the actors and listen to the play.
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It takes a while for executives to understand that every company is a spatial company, fundamentally: where are our assets, where are our customers, where are our sales. But when they get it, they light up and say, 'I want to get the geographic advantage.'
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It Nobel Peace Prize is a great recognition and honour for millions of children in the world. I hope many more people will join the fight against child slavery. This isn't just about India. It's a global phenomenon. We'll work for this globally. I've been working in 147 countries and my responsibility is with all the world's children.
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It takes extraordinary wisdom and self-control to accept that many things have a logic we do not understand that is smarter than our own.
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'I'm tired of being what everyone else has made me,' I said. 'I want to be myself.''Don’t be a child.'I looked up, startled and angry, though of course there was nothing to see. 'What?''You are what your creators and experiences have made you, like every other being in this universe. Accept that and be done; I’m tired of your whining.'
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This whole thing about winning and losing is muddy waters. But I can remember, as a young actor, just walking around this city and not being able to get arrested.
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The greatest good a man can do is to cultivate himself in order that he may be of greater use to humanity.
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And now I have a big house, nice clothes and I travel in first class and I love it, so maybe it's time to enjoy being a star.
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Wouldn't it have been better to change humanity so it no longer desired to destroy itself?
