Orson Scott Card Quotes
Whenever I hear you saying, rise and shine, rise and shine, it makes me think how lucky dead people are!
Quotes to Explore
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Let's make Jeb Bush explain his plan to give millionaires another massive tax cut.
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I don't do detoxes or cleanses; they don't really work for me.
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When I was in the running for the role of Elphaba, I knew it was important to research and study as much background information as I could, so I got my head stuck into 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire, and I believe I lost many days, weeks, and months reading it - I was captivated!
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Spontaneity is what travel is all about.
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I taught Sandra Bullock when no one knew who she was. I talked her out of quitting. I put her in a showcase.
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Fuel conservation is as important as fuel production.
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The ADA is essential in helping me overcome the obstacles I face as a Wounded Warrior and empowers me to assist other veterans. It allows me to be physically active, have my pilot's license, and serve in Congress.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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All previous populist movements were demanding things from governments, whereas the Tea Party is saying, 'Give us less, go away.' That's heartening to see.
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school.
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The majority of meetings should be discussions that lead to decisions.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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All of my main characters have been under 30.
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The importance of satire is bringing more people to the table. There are a lot of average citizens who aren't interested in politics and would be more interested if it's brought to them in a comedic, funny, satirical way.
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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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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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I would abolish the federal Department of Education and very quickly. People don't realize that the federal Department of Education gives each state 11 cents out of every school dollar that every state spends. But it comes with 15 cents worth of strings attached.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites.
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Men are valued, not for what they are, but for what they seem to be.
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If one basic axiom controls the cosmos, it must be this: In a situation of infinity every possible condition occurs, not once, but an infinite number of times.
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Whatever the reasons that I turn things down, I'm always happy when there's a good result, and I can enjoy it as a movie, you know? I don't feel like, 'Oh man, that was really good. I should have done it.' You have to make the decisions you have to make, whether it has to do with your family or repeating a character or whatever it is.
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Whenever I hear you saying, rise and shine, rise and shine, it makes me think how lucky dead people are!
