Orson Scott Card Quotes
Folks always seemed to think that as long as they didn’t know about something bad, it wasn’t happening, so whoever told them actually caused it to be true.
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I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.
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I've no regrets at all, but I still think at times that I would have loved to play in England. You live football over there; it's a great culture. People respect you more; it's more difficult to find respect in Spain. There is more criticism here.
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I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?
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I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough.
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I can't just say one time of the year I'm going to do something different. I have to commit to a lifestyle behavioral change and just try to be a little bit better today than I was yesterday.
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I think that T.V. shows are more like working at a home. You know you're going to the same place every day, working with the same people, the same cast and crew. You're in a dressing room instead of a trailer, so I think that that's more of a normal sort of lifestyle.
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The train's always full of football fans going up to see matches. Oh, they make sure I hear their points of view all right. They all want to have their say about their team, and make their opinions known.
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Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
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They thought in terms of: whatever you had that started you at the box office, this was it.
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I hate to travel. I don't go anywhere.
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After the second and final time that I got hugely fat in my life and when I lost that weight six or seven years ago, I pretty much decided that I was going to stay in decent shape for the rest of my life.
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Whatever road you've been given, enjoy that road.
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What I particularly like about Broadway is the camaraderie and the friendship of other people in other shows. Everybody knows you're opening and cares about you. There's a real village atmosphere.
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I kind of always took it for granted the fact that my parents were Olympic medalists.
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'Smart', in American usage, is slicker and sharper than 'intelligent'; faster off the mark and quicker on its feet than deep thought.
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The dream for many millennial women is to make a difference as social or political entrepreneurs. They are using the social media and marketing tools they have mastered to empower less fortunate women and direct them onto career tracks that women have traditionally avoided, like science and technology.
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The natural sweetness of leeks, with their soft, oniony aroma, makes them the perfect winter comfort food.
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The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments
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I’m dead serious about being nonsensical.
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Lead by example. Women often wait for permission instead of acting, and I try to encourage bold action.
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I am a lucky man. I have had a dream and it has come true, and that is not a thing that happens often to men.
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Folks always seemed to think that as long as they didn’t know about something bad, it wasn’t happening, so whoever told them actually caused it to be true.
