Orson Scott Card Quotes
Knowing something may be a terrible burden to bear, but it holds no danger to them as aren’t afraid of truth.
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It was like an honor thing for me to meet 50 cause I respected his whole story.
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As an African-American male born with a couple of strikes against you because of your skin color, I think it's very, very important to have some positive role models around, especially male influences.
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The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of it, but some stuff I'm too old for. You can't just take 10 guys and stick them in a cabin and off them one at a time - I'm not vested.
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The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.
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Never thought acting was something you could make a living at. It wasn't until I was in college, and got a lead in a play, that I began to realize I might just be able to blunder into this profession.
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You never know how long a player has left, especially with strikers. Once you turn 30, as a striker, you are usually on the way down, and playing from the age of 16, at such a high level, has to take its toll.
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There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
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Amateurs hope, professionals work.
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The woman who purposely destroys her unborn child is guilty of murder. With us there is no nice enquiry as to its being formed or unformed.
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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If a guy is skilled at anything, that's attractive. There's something very primal about that and, sure, it can be as simple as figuring out the tip quickly. It's really cool when a guy tips 20 percent quickly and effortlessly so that when the check comes, he opens it and signs his name and done.
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My characters are fictional. I get ideas from real people, sometimes, but my characters always exist only in my head.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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US presidents can make all the commitments and declarations they want until they are blue in the face, in the Muslim world they will always be perceived as partisan.
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Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than it is now.
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Voice acting is very different from live-action. You only have one tool to convey emotion. You can't sell a line with a look. It's all about your vocal instrument.
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All of the very important events in my life happen by chance.
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I have many intense friendships with artists. I don't mean we have intense one-day conversations but ongoing conversations that last in some cases for years.
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The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary commonwealth.
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I think a lot of people have an idea of virtual reality from science fiction, books and movies that have been out over the last couple of decades.
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Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh.
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A best friend isn't just someone who's always there for you. It's someone who understands you a bit more than you understand yourself.
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Knowing something may be a terrible burden to bear, but it holds no danger to them as aren’t afraid of truth.
