Orson Scott Card Quotes
The Lord took twice the time making thee, Alvin Smith, cause it took that long to put the mischief in.
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Magneto wants to cope with the difficulties thrust upon him by society and by his own nature.
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The battle in American politics used to be for the middle. Now, it's all about the building and the intensity of support on the far left and far right wings of both parties. And we have forgotten about the people here in the middle.
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America's victory in the Cold War was not without painful social costs.
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Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: 'I'll do this for now, but I'm really a drummer.' That's what I'll put on my passport application.
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The atmosphere seems to change once the sun goes down and the race fans get to watch a good show.
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A man is what he thinks about all day long.
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The very success of medicine in a material way may now threaten the soul of medicine.
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I don't want to be an actor or nothing but if I have to, I'll act if it's the right thing.
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I like the idea of being so passionate about everything I do and the fact that I might wake up tomorrow and say 'I want to be a chef,' and just pour myself into that.
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Chanting was very deep for me. It was as if I remembered it. It was like a real surrender.
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I never personally complained; everybody else complained for me.
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I am not going to talk about my personal life anymore. You have to learn that lesson sometime.
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I paint. I still do it every day. I never neglected it. It's a gift. It's almost like religion for me. It's the quickest way for me to become still.
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The cardinal rule of taxation is that whatever you put a levy on, you'll inevitably get less of. Taxing corporate activity means less investing, less hiring, fewer jobs and a smaller economy, which hurts the rich, the poor and the middle class alike.
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So many people love sci-fi, and they're so loyal.
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I have worked very hard to shed away my chocolate boy image in order to get a tough look for this action entertainer. I am confident of my success and would love to dedicate the same to Director Balachandar sir.
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I try to keep away from being big-headed. That's what causes people to lose the acting thing. They start being commercial, and then they stink for the rest of their lives.
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As anyone knows who has ever had to set up a military encampment or build a village from the ground up, occupations pose staggering logistical problems.
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Justice and judgment lie often a world apart.
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Is self-interest a bad thing? We want our leaders to be pure and good, but at the same time we want them to be effective, and to be effective you often have to be ruthless and not bound by ideology or the same morals that we pretend to hold ourselves to.
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When you're like, 'Yo, we gotta write a hit song, we need a hit song right now,' that never works. Every time that happens, I never write a hit song.
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I suspect if people live a lot longer they would be retired for a somewhat longer period of time. Just the financial planning takes on a very different character.
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The Lord took twice the time making thee, Alvin Smith, cause it took that long to put the mischief in.
