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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If you look where kids are spending time on the Net, they may have all the information in the world, but they're not accessing it.
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Joining a new church and starting a new life is never easy and often frightening.
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Young men need to show women the respect they deserve and recognize sexual assault and to do their part to stop it.
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That is what thrills me, personally. Small acts of kindness; thoughtful, large acts of kindness. I feel like we're in a bit of a precipice, and I think that any beautiful energy on the kindness continuum will just help us fall into a lovelier place.
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If I am unhappy, I can write "damn it" in my personal diary, but I can't do that on a microblog so I might as well not start one.
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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.
