Orson Scott Card Quotes
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I enjoy shopping and going on holiday.
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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I feel at home in a lot of places, but I am truly an African-American.
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Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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People are making judgements about Russian people based on me. This is why I never allow myself any aggression towards my opponent.
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I shall have a beautiful dream tonight. I also wish everyone to have a beautiful dream.
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Your ability to shape your future depends on how well you communicate where you want to be when you get there. When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change.
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Ireland was, of old, called the Isle of Saints because of the great number of holy ones of both sexes who flourished there in former ages or who, coming thence, propagated the faith amongst other nations.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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I found it more challenging to act in a small scene, especially if it has no dialogue and if it is a close-up with only expressions.
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I think I'm the kind of person who would be very difficult to employ - I'm pretty annoying, but driven.
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The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.
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I loved to sing in family parties, for my friends and family. That's how I discovered my talent.
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It's just different in the music world. You come more with an entourage.
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Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
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I want to be the first person to laugh at myself. It makes other people feel at ease - we're all on an even playing field.
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I get really tired of hearing of all these old rockers whine and complain about how hard life on the road can be. Just stop if you don't like it. I don't think of it as work. I love it all.
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It may not always be easy, convenient, or politically correct to stand for truth and right, but it is the right thing to do. Always.
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The quality of films out there depends on how much responsibility we're willing to take. I try to play women who are positive and heroic.
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We're probably going to see some post-2014 military presence - some U.S. presence and a NATO presence - and while we've got much work to do in the next 29 months, we'll have additional time later for the continued professionalization of the Afghan security forces.
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I love the Internet, but I think you have to only use it in the ways that are good for you. I think there's so much speculation that happens.
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What's wrong with trying hard and showing up and being good at your job? We really need to look at ourselves and say we need to reevaluate this. We need to reevaluate that women who ask for a pay raise or ask for a promotion - it's actually an okay thing. It's okay to be ambitious; it's okay to be over-prepared.
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Peggy chose her words to be true, and therefore beautiful, and therefore good.
