Orson Scott Card Quotes
I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.
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I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
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The entire time I was up shooting 'Suits,' I was running back to my trailer to help get 'Nine Circles' produced. It's a no-brainer for me to keep that part of life alive.
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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Work is the thing that happens around the game time.
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Beauty products always cheer me up and give me hope. If it makes you feel pretty, why not?
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I found a mistake in a rule. They addressed the wrong rule number... I pointed it out, did an amendment, and everybody was happy after that.
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I do love traveling, so I've been able to travel a lot.
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I'm kind of long in the tooth to fly in in a cape now, so I'd have to be, like, the voice of reason or somebody. 'Don't do that, super-fellow!'
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I buy so much fake jewelry, it's funny. It's not real. I don't wear real diamonds or anything.
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I am not looking for a life partner right now. But if I've to list out the requirements, I have a huge list. But the first requirement is he should be tall and should be taller than me; even I wear heels.
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Men enter local politics solely as a result of being unhappily married.
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I'm more comfortable writing traditional protagonists. But 'Steve Jobs' and 'The Social Network' have antiheroes. I like to write antiheroes as if they're making their case to God about why they should be allowed into heaven. I have to find something in that character that is like me and write to that.
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I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I'll watch myself back on 'Xtra Factor' and want to do it again because of a few hiccups.
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I came down to Orange because I sold the Smothers Brothers a song called 'Chocolate,' and that gave me enough money to move down here. I was washing windows down in Orange County when they called me up and said they wanted me to do their TV show.
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I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.
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I always want to work on things that really scare me and interest me at the same time, and you know, I definitely had some projects in the past that did that, but the stars never aligned in getting them up. So 'Lion' was another project that really interested me, and the stars did align on this one. It just happened to be my first film!
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The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.
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In a unified and diverse Spain, based on the equality of and solidarity between its people, there is room for all of us. And for all of our feelings and sensitivities and our distinct ways of being Spaniards.
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All I have seen teaches me to trust the creator for all I have not seen.
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Sentiment is for those who don't know what to do next.
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I'm known for changing halfway through the day if my mood swings.
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In his 30 years of broadcasting and publishing fiction, Garrison Keillor has set the laugh bar pretty high.
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Most days I wake up thinking I'm the luckiest bastard alive.
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I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.
