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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If the self-discipline of the free cannot match the iron discipline of the mailed fist-in economic, political, scientific and all the other kinds of struggles as well as the military-then the peril to freedom will continue to rise.
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Songwriter friends will be like, 'Oh my God, when are you going to put out 'Love Triangle?'' It's just been that song for me that really helped me get a lot of writing sessions and helped jump-start my writing career.
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How dare you, unless you can hold up your own life as a model of rectitude, achievement, and halcyon happiness, open your mouth about the stubborn secrets of living?
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The fire to pursue God, the zeal to know God, and the humility to allow God to do whatever He pleases with our lives.
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I despise stereotypes. A gay man can be a macho athlete, or he can be an interior designer or any career in between.
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Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.
