Suzanne Collins Quotes
Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not a character like Rapunzel or Cinderella; my story looks like any other.
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It's hard to generalize, because they're all different. When I started, I decided to take as much advantage as I could of the freedom offered by the SF field.
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We're supposed to be an example of freedom, and if we are doing things that are injustice to people, then what is our statement?
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Every story I create, creates me. I write to create myself.
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I was also the romantic lead in The Boston Strangler - I was the only one that lived to tell the story - so I called myself the romantic lead.
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Republican values - strong families, faith, personal responsibility and freedom, among others - are not unique to specific subsets of the electorate. They are universal values, and it is Republicans' job to remind Americans of that fact.
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Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
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Capitalism offers you freedom, but far from giving people freedom, it enslaves them.
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The Bahraini people are eager to obtain facts to enable them to shape a comprehensive national opinion without division among its people. We confirm to all journalists and media personnel in the kingdom of Bahrain that their freedom is preserved and their rights are safeguarded.
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I think I have a right to live my life the way I like.
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Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one.
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Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree.
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Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.
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I would welcome satirical references to political leaders as part of freedom of expression.
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Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.
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Denounce me for advocating freedom if you can, and I will bear your curse with a better resignation.
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When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal.
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He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave. Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under a just God, cannot long retain it.
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And we call upon others to join us on the right side of history - for while small gains can be won at the barrel of a gun, they will ultimately be turned back if enough voices support the freedom of nations and peoples to make their own decisions.
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Having your own space is getting rarer and rarer these days. It's dangerous giving someone like me - who grew up fantasizing about studios and records - the freedom and resources to build your own studio. I would just live in it, which is what I pretty much did for all of the '90s.
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What does dance give you? The freedom to be who you are and do what you want to do.
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We need the private sector to succeed, because if the private sector succeeds, America succeeds. Because it's not the government that produces jobs, it's the private sector.
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The thing that we tell - that I tell - members is, 'Vote your district. Vote your conscience; just don't surprise us.'
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Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.
