Orson Scott Card Quotes
Was his very boyishness the reason he was chosen? In that case, was it not a virtue to be admired, and not a failing to be despised?
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The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium of the press whose reporting of judicial decisions is all too often inaccurate and superficial.
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When I had no money, I would find out which friend had work and money at that point in time and would go and stay with him for a week. All of us theatre guys did that.
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I live intimately with my characters before starting a book. I cut out pictures of them for my wall. I do time lines for each major character and a time line for the entire novel: What is going on in the world as my characters struggle with their problems?
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I would be concerned if any speech to Congress related any information that's new to the president of the United States.
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Totalitarianism is feudalism in the twelfth century sense of the word.
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Barbra Streisand, for one, is one of my idols. I've listened to her since I was a little kid - the first album I ever bought was 'A Star is Born' with Kris Kristofferson.
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Privacy isn't negotiable. It's the right of every American.
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You just have to do what you know is right.
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I was inspired to write this book by those who are sceptical of the power of freedom to change the world.
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I'm a serial monogamist.
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It's a funny thing, the less people have to live for, the less nerve they have to risk losing nothing.
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Acting was a way of me finding myself, which I think is the case of a lot of actors, regardless of where they come from.
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Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.
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The camera and I have always had good chemistry.
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We are all multidimensional and kind of have dual personalities. Everyone puts on different roles depending on what circumstances they're in without even noticing that they do that.
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I wanted to be as authentic as possible because, first of all, Jean Shrimpton is still alive. And, she's interesting enough to be played accurately. I didn't need to add things.
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I love working on films and I'd love to do some interesting work, but if somebody asked me, 'Would you like 'Human Target' to continue to be picked up?' The answer is 'Absolutely!' I love working on this show. I love playing Guerrero. I love seeing where it's going.
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Black people have been fighting for basic citizenship rights since the inception of the country.
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If greater openness is a key to economic success, I believe there is increasingly a need for openness in the political sphere as well.
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I wanted to make the world's greatest football undershirt. But I realized that no team sport had equipment for apparel. Apparel was an afterthought.
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Methodologically speaking, the rejection by John Boswell of the categorical opposition between homosexual and heterosexual, which plays such a significant role in the way our culture conceives of homosexuality, represents an advance not only in scholarship but in cultural criticism as well.
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I've never had the patience of a teacher.
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It's tough to be a mother. At any age. It's tough. It's a lot of work.
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Was his very boyishness the reason he was chosen? In that case, was it not a virtue to be admired, and not a failing to be despised?
