Orson Scott Card Quotes
I've learned much, Father, and this above all: that no station in life is above any other, if it’s occupied by someone with a good heart.
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There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.
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My parents never pushed me to ski race. It was my choice and something I really wanted to do. I would have rebelled if they had pushed me, and I wouldn't have had the same passion.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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If Mr. Bush and Mr. Forbes don't get most of the votes, they should be arrested for wasting money.
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I like to discover new things.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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I am suspicious of writers who go looking for issues to address. Writers are neither preachers nor journalists. Journalists know much more than most writers about what's going on in the world. And if you want to change things, you do journalism.
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I have this first album that sells more than 100,000 copies in its first week, debuts at number two, goes gold, the single goes platinum, we're doing Madison Square Garden.
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A lot of young players don't really know much about the history of the game and a lot of them are missing out on what the game is all about, especially the whole concept of sportsmanship and teamwork.
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I approve of anyone wearing what the establishment says you must not wear.
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My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
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I'm going to prove to the fans, going to prove to my teammates, that I can be a better defensive player, offensive player, to win games.
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I think that most people who hire me to do a remix just want it to work in a nightclub, whereas when I'm writing my own album, I don't have to worry so much about 2 A.M.
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Yesterday is a cancelled check. Today is cash on the line. Tomorrow is a promissory note.
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I'm a little bit of a control freak.
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The moment one accosts a stranger or is accosted by him is above all in this life the moment of drama... Whoever we meet watches us intently at the quick, strange moment of meeting, to see whether we are disposed to be friendly.
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The countdown reached ten seconds and I could almost hear an invisible crescendo of stirring background music. 'Anchors aweigh!' Five, four, three, two, one... and we had ignition!
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There is a insularity within American fiction even for adults. It's very tough for books in translation in the US.
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I don't regard myself as a cracking good climber. I'm just strong in the back. I have a lot of enthusiasm, and I'm good on ice.
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My father was Australian.
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What I've come to learn with self-publishing is that if you want to provide readers with something of equal quality, it requires the same amount of time and expense.
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I've learned much, Father, and this above all: that no station in life is above any other, if it’s occupied by someone with a good heart.
