Orson Scott Card Quotes
You always back off at the exact moment when you're about to tell the other person exactly what she needs to hear.
Quotes to Explore
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It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses.
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The Hungarian ministry begged the king earnestly to issue orders to all troops and commanders of fortresses in Hungary, enjoining fidelity to the Constitution, and obedience to the ministers of Hungary.
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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
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I loved when my dad was home. He liked to sit in the living room and watch boxing and baseball on TV. Or he'd be tinkering around or listening to records by his musician buddies - George Shearing, Oscar Peterson and the Jackie Gleason Orchestra.
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The strange anthropological lesson of social media is that human beings, if given a choice, often prefer to socialize alone.
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It's so great in Hollywood now. You have people past 40 sitting and talking about serious stuff, writing and making movies and TV, but there's laser pistols and superheroes and alien monsters involved. It's viable and mainstream.
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Everybody has a story... and a scream.
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I was playing little league baseball when Bruce Jenner was winning the gold but I don't think I was really paying attention at that time.
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Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.
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I don't particularly like L.A.
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I have a question, a question for the president: Do you hate all rich people, or just rich people who don't contribute to your campaign? Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs?
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Marriage is another trap. If you are someone who likes independence, it's another stamp against that. And you have to swear to fidelity.
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I am very happy and honored to be part of the Sony ATV family.
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Any chance to get out and play live for some people and get out of the studio is nice.
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Everything that's created comes out of silence. Your thoughts emerge from the nothingness of silence. Your words come out of this void. Your very essence emerged from emptiness. All creativity requires some stillness.
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The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men the conviction and the will to carry on.
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My parents are pretty good about keeping me humble. They brought me up good.
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I don't expect anything from anybody. When you grow old... Your days are gone; it is part of life.
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I love to act. I need to act. It's the big itch I need to scratch.
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In those simpler days, you could just take pictures of movie stars and show them the way they were, as normal human beings. And if I felt part of any movement at the time, it was just to do that - to be journalistic and photograph what is, rather than what is made up.
Elliott Erwitt -
The New Look of Batman is more illustrative and realistic.
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In software and many other online markets, even dominant firms face potential threats because of the low costs for competitors to enter those markets. Threats more easily emerge because of better or newer technologies leapfrogging older ones.
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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 was an immense tragedy that sparked a global response. The international community came forward with aid to the victims and came together to address the broader concerns about nuclear security and safety.
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You always back off at the exact moment when you're about to tell the other person exactly what she needs to hear.
