Orson Scott Card Quotes
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Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.
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I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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Being evil is easy.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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Kids in a home with grandparents are healthier.
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I'm pretty much a thrift shop gal. Flea markets on Sundays.
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So, I think I'd be grateful for the next job. I always am. And I always consider everything I do to be the last thing I do.
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The win-win situation is the basis for America's entire business world. Instead of wasting our time attempting to defeat each other, let's find a way that will make both of us gain and go home satisfied. In Israel, it doesn't work because the only meaning of victory is seeing your rival's body lying trampled on the floor.
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I started making music with my band in the '80s, so I am more product of post punk than classical music, and I have always carried on this way.
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Dying in the sanitary environment of a hospital is a relatively new concept. In the late 19th century, dying at a hospital was reserved for people who had nothing and no one. Given the choice, a person wanted to die at home in their bed, surrounded by friends and family.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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Give news a little more time, and don't request that they also, in their news time, entertain. We're not entertainers. We're journalists. And we need more time to do our job well.
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If you get lazy when you're onstage, it shows.
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If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.
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The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again, studies have shown that U.N. peacekeeping is far more effective and done with far less money than what any government can do on its own.
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When I was in law school, there was a used book store nearby. I picked up a Harlequin romance and read it. It was stress relieving.
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Healthcare is a very complicated business and you need a very different business model to be successful in India; yet at a global level, there are a lot of challenges and opportunities.
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Rich kids work hard. Most black kids aren't working hard enough.
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I'm interested in personalities, not political parties.
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Why do I always choose the shopping cart with the squeaky wheel? Is it my bad luck, or are all the carts dysfunctional?
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Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.
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No one could have ever prepared me for the whole world judging me and comparing to other artists. But what's most important is that you have to be a good person and care about others and carry yourself well.
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I own the whole world, and folks haven’t been keeping up too well on the payments.
