Orson Scott Card Quotes
'I knew God had heard my prayer when I learned that it was you and no other who drew this case.''One judge is coughing his life out into bloody handkerchiefs and the other is burying his wife, and you think this is how God answers your prayers?'
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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I think that one of the primary roles of an attorney, and certainly we try to teach it here to our students, is that you counsel compliance with the law. The lawyer, more than simply being a mouthpiece for the client and advocating at whatever cost the client's interest, is also an officer of the court in questions that appear before the court.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.
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The great thing about America is I've never felt like an outsider. I'm just a different piece of the puzzle.
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I think you could ask 10 English people the same question about class and get a very different answer.
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The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it's just a question of constant diligence and vigilance.
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If I were dead, then nobody in England would have to fuss about the cost of my security and whether or not I merited such special treatment for so long.
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I've always been taught that hard work doesn't fail.
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Rich Swann is probably the only guy who's more charismatic among this whole bunch than me, and I think it showed in our match.
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The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people.
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You get steely nerves playing poker.
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I was always used to being centre stage - something that had its good and bad points.
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I think Ali was a fan of mine, even though he never said it. A lot of fighters thought I was pretty good. Nobody every really spoke different on that. But a lot of fighters thought I was good so.
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Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well.
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In the hands of a passive-aggressive person who wants to abdicate responsibility for things, texting is a great tool. You can really go nuts.
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The original 'Hobbit' was never intended to have a sequel - Bilbo 'remained very happy to the end of his days and those were extraordinarily long': a sentence I find an almost insuperable obstacle to a satisfactory link.
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I was the funny one in my group; there was a lot pressure to be responsible for everyone's happiness. I didn't like watching other friends of mine be called the 'pretty one' or the 'smart one.' That had no depth, and it didn't match how I knew them.
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The entire economy, of course, is locked in a down cycle right now. Last time we weathered this was during another Bush presidency in '90. We were locked in it for a year and a half and everyone came out of it.
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A love of books has opened so many doors for me. Stories have inspired me and taught me to aspire.
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My family put a lot of emphasis on homework, so there weren't too many comic books or video games for me, when I was growing up.
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'I knew God had heard my prayer when I learned that it was you and no other who drew this case.''One judge is coughing his life out into bloody handkerchiefs and the other is burying his wife, and you think this is how God answers your prayers?'
