Orson Scott Card Quotes
Frozen, right? But to others, it looks like you're calm as could be. That's why some of the others tease you so mercilessly sometimes. They think you're made of stone, and they want to break in and touch the human feelings. They just don't know that when you seem most stony, that's when you're the most frightened and breakable.
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Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It's part of the sizzle.
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I could not tell you the date of my mother's death. I could not tell you the date of my dad's death. These are not dates that I find significant.
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Making music is pretty much the only thing I can do.
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When I learnt to write I became my own master, I became very strong, and that strength is with me to this very day.
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Customers want new things, and the way that they get them isn't written in stone.
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On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer birthright citizenship.
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The only person I'd cry if I met would be Beyonce.
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If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.
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Global issues require common responses: Only together we can create the conditions to defeat Daesh and al Qaeda, block channels for terrorist financing, tackle foreign terrorist fighters.
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I like to be against the odds.
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I'm quite an advocate of free trade.
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I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.
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Well, to me, my past accomplishments weren't crazy. They required a lot of skill and careful planning.
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I'm not stuck in Strikeforce. I'm happy to be with them. It's where I started, and they've been great to me.
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You've got to be willing to put the time into seeing who's got talent and who's going to do a great job.
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President Obama stands ready to work with everyone, because that's what the American people expect and deserve - not for the short term political advantages, but the long term health of our country. We don't spend time trying to figure out what's in the minds of Republicans, we try to keep our focus on the American people.
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God primes the pump of obligation.
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I learned early in my career to not let myself get in the way of humor but, instead, find what is great in a talented person.
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I like hearing other writers just about the way they approach writing. It gives me energy for my own work. It's weird; I'm always taking notes about fiction when I'm listening to people talk about craft.
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When I see my mom in the stands, it always pushes me to succeed.
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One of my favorite indicators of the near-term trend for the economy is auto sales, since folks tend to buy a car when they are feeling optimistic about their financial circumstances.
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Chaos does not unify. Chaos only serves the most extreme elements of society that seek to destabilize any semblance of order to fulfill their selfish lust for power.
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I'm not sure why, but I seem to be drawn to stories about abuses of power. But I'm also drawn, not so much to victims' stories, as stories that tend to show how power works. Because if you don't understand the criminals, you can't figure out how to stop the crimes.
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Frozen, right? But to others, it looks like you're calm as could be. That's why some of the others tease you so mercilessly sometimes. They think you're made of stone, and they want to break in and touch the human feelings. They just don't know that when you seem most stony, that's when you're the most frightened and breakable.
