Orson Scott Card Quotes
People's beliefs don't exist in isolation. Everyone's firmly held beliefs exert an enormous pressure on everyone else.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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I don't think anyone should write their autobiography until after they're dead.
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You are important enough to ask and you are blessed enough to receive back.
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I love surfing more than cricket, more interesting and you meet great people.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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I love the Victorian era, and I always have, but I had a leg up on the writing because I was familiar with a lot of the science from the Victorian era. And that led to a massive interest in the science of this time of history.
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My songs are very personal, which means they are fantastically therapeutic to write, but performing them night after night is emotionally draining.
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
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You will find in me a loyal head of state who is ready listen and understand, warn and advise as well as to defend the public interest at all times.
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Animal vision - including human vision - is so biased toward movement that we don't technically see stationary objects at all.
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The Wild West attracts cowboys. A sheriff is a good thing.
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Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny.
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I like second chances. I've given people second chances. You have fall-outs with friends, and forgiveness is a great thing to have. It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive.
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Fat Joe is signed to Fat Joe. I have a distribution deal for my label. I'm independent. I'm very happy with that.
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Nevertheless, it is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.
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Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.
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When I was singing, everybody liked me.
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I don't have ugly ducklings turning into swans in my stories. I have ugly ducklings turn into confident ducks.
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It's easier to fix damage than it is to create it.
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In college, my idea of a productive day was to start writing at 7 A.M. and not leave my chair until dinnertime.
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Left Behind takes what to some people may be unbelievable predictions from the Bible and shows how they might play out. It makes the events of biblical prophecy understandable and thus believable.
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If you're a gay person I'd rather not be stuck in a lift with you.
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I love you all very; very much and I shall never, ever forget you, I promise.
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People's beliefs don't exist in isolation. Everyone's firmly held beliefs exert an enormous pressure on everyone else.
