Orson Scott Card Quotes
I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it to be a career because I didn't believe there was a way to make money as a playwright without being lucky and I didn't feel particularly lucky.
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I see my role as a scholar announcing that women's feelings of unworthiness and insecurity often may be traced to training in a male-oriented religion, and I'm trying to investigate a richer spiritual life for both sexes.
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There are hundreds of people running around with great voices. If they would study and develop them they could become great singers.
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A scientist who cannot prove what he has accomplished, has accomplished nothing.
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Happiness is precious, and so I prefer to keep mine private. In a world where everyone shares everything, I can think of a lot of happy moments, but they're mine.
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When you've won a gold medal and you're at the top of your sport, everyone's trying to beat you. I find that incredibly motivating.
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Millions of people are married. I've never picked up a paper and seen a headline that says, Man Gets Married!
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If I do my very best, then the camera and the audience will follow me, and eventually they will somehow feel like I feel. I don't have to show it to them. I don't have to speak it out loud.
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When I was 5 and playing against 11-year-olds, who were bigger, stronger, faster, I just had to figure out a way to play with them.
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I just get focused on whatever is in front of me. When I was filming Crossroads, it had all my focus. Now I'm all focused on finishing my recording so I can get that out. It's just day by day.
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I think the new generation is much more demanding about respect for the environment than we have ever imagined.
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Here's proof that if you live long enough, anything is possible.
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I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't.
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All Americans are dependent for their energy on the Arabian peninsula.
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I was living at home until about 27 and decided it was time to move out and move somewhere else, so that's what I did. I wanted it to be the right thing to do. I didn't want to buy something out of my price range; I didn't want to be stupid with my money, so I decided to stay at home. Luckily, my mum and dad were amazing.
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Editing is a natural extension of the collage making. It's actually one of the few areas that women were able to excel in in the film industry from the beginning.
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I played softball for a few years growing up. Both my brothers played baseball.
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When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
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We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place.
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Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant a potato, it's so crowded.
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Reading is a huge part of life.
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I believe that we are at a very low level of consciousness, and we do not know how to treat each other as human beings. We are caught up in our own lives, our own needs, our own ego gratification. I feel a strong sense of responsibility in delivering that message.
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I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and civil liberties requires continual Congressional oversight, and I will continue to work to assert the role of this body in carrying out this grave responsibility.
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The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.
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I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it to be a career because I didn't believe there was a way to make money as a playwright without being lucky and I didn't feel particularly lucky.
