Orson Scott Card Quotes
'This is Alvin Smith,' said Cooper. 'He’s a man of inestimable abilities, but only because nobody has cared enough to estimate them.'
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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All movies aren't fun; some are hard work. You try to do something and convey a set of emotions that have to do with some real life kind of stuff.
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I think it's important for girls to be confident. Believe in yourself and... everybody's hot.
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
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Truth is a tendency.
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I love Baltimore and the people who call it home, and I sincerely believe that Maryland's biggest city must serve as the economic and cultural heart of our state.
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I'm waiting for the day when my children cease to find my domestic propriety reassuring and actually find it annoying.
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There is no such thing as guilt-free eating.
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Brandy is the great cause of destruction for the aborigines of America.
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I'm an 'in the shower' or 'in the booth' kind of singer. I can sing, but I need either nobody to be able to hear me, or for me to be able to redo it.
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You can be accessible without catering to an audience.
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What has been forgotten is that there were major intellectual breakthroughs in the 1960s, thanks to North American writers of an older generation. There was a rupture in continuity, since most young people influenced by those breakthroughs did not enter the professions.
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The Priceline Group is a truly globally-scaled digital e-commerce Fortune 500 company operating world-class brands. I look forward to contributing to the Group by identifying new opportunities and operating synergies that enhance its already strong track record as a global digital pioneer.
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The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition.
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I believe that the whole human race is the family of God.
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Sentences or solutions occur to me in the shower, or while running on the treadmill, or riding on the subway.
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You really want a company full of missionaries, not mercenaries.
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There are moments in life, and they happen so infrequently that they tend to really stand out, when life hands you the gift of perspective. Sometimes, we forget to show our appreciation. Sometimes, we get our priorities mixed up. And, sometimes, we forget how far we’ve come. But life always has a way of nudging you to remind you about these important things.
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I do get most of the harder-to-get stories.
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I do not care so much for the death of my gunner, as for other passages of my voyage, for I have good friends in England that will bring me off for that.
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My people are still poor. They're still working class. All of the characters that I write about are inspired by the community that I'm from.
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'This is Alvin Smith,' said Cooper. 'He’s a man of inestimable abilities, but only because nobody has cared enough to estimate them.'
