A good commander, thought Ender, doesn't have to make stupid threats.
Orson Scott Card
Leadership, Wisdom, Communication, Strategy, Respect, Effective Management
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“When both parties are lying and they both know the other party's lying, it comes powerful close to being the same thing as telling the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Lies, Communication, Mutual Understanding, Social Dynamics, Paradox
Orson Scott Card Truth, Lies, Communication, Mutual Understanding, Social Dynamics, Paradox“Life is a suicide mission.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Mortality, Purpose, Fatalism, Existential Dread, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Life, Mortality, Purpose, Fatalism, Existential Dread, Philosophical Perspective“Buut how to fight with singers, how to win a gift that could only be given freely- those were questions whose answers could not be found.” Orson Scott Card
Conflict, Art, Freedom, Gift Giving, Philosophical Questions, Paradox
Orson Scott Card Conflict, Art, Freedom, Gift Giving, Philosophical Questions, Paradox“If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side.” Orson Scott Card
Politics, Manipulation, Power, Voting, Short Sightedness, Animal Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Politics, Manipulation, Power, Voting, Short Sightedness, Animal Metaphor“Oops, I thought. Oops is an all-purpose word standing for every bit of profanity, blasphemy, and pornographic and scatological execration I could think of.” Orson Scott Card
Language, Euphemism, Profanity, Self Censorship, Expression, Linguistic Versatility
Orson Scott Card Language, Euphemism, Profanity, Self Censorship, Expression, Linguistic Versatility“I will love you forever, he thought. I am lying, he thought, and this time he was right.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Deception, Honesty, Self Awareness, Internal Conflict, Emotional Complexity
Orson Scott Card Love, Deception, Honesty, Self Awareness, Internal Conflict, Emotional Complexity“It's a stupid leader who can't turn follower when somebody offers him a wiser course.” Orson Scott Card
Leadership, Wisdom, Flexibility, Humility, Strategic Thinking, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Leadership, Wisdom, Flexibility, Humility, Strategic Thinking, Personal Growth“Apparently the Dutch now prided themselves on being better at queues than the English, which was absurd, because standing cheerfully in line was the English national sport.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Cultural Stereotypes, National Pride, Absurdity, Social Behavior, Competition
Orson Scott Card Humor, Cultural Stereotypes, National Pride, Absurdity, Social Behavior, Competition“Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.” Orson Scott Card
Controversy, Homosexuality, Law, Conservatism, Social Issues, Political Stance
Orson Scott Card Controversy, Homosexuality, Law, Conservatism, Social Issues, Political Stance“Just because the only way you can maintain control over your bodily passions is to sit straight in your chair, knees together, hands delicately arranged in our lap, fingers tightly intertwined, does not mean that I am required to do the same.” Orson Scott Card
Control, Passion, Individuality, Conformity, Self Expression, Social Norms
Orson Scott Card Control, Passion, Individuality, Conformity, Self Expression, Social Norms“If you can't do it twice, you can't do it at all.” Orson Scott Card
Consistency, Skill, Reliability, Performance, Excellence, Personal Standard
Orson Scott Card Consistency, Skill, Reliability, Performance, Excellence, Personal Standard“No, the hurts of the mind were too strange, too invisible, too magical to hope for the same kind of tolerance and help from even the best of people. It frightens me, thought DeAnne. Why should I expect others to be better than I am?” Orson Scott Card
Mental Health, Empathy, Understanding, Human Limitations, Self-reflection, Social Expectations
Orson Scott Card Mental Health, Empathy, Understanding, Human Limitations, Self-reflection, Social Expectations“There is no society that does not highly value fictional storytelling. Ever.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Culture, Universality, Fiction, Human Nature, Societal Values
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Culture, Universality, Fiction, Human Nature, Societal Values“I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Motivation, Contempt, Admiration, Creative Drive, Artistic Inspiration
Orson Scott Card Writing, Motivation, Contempt, Admiration, Creative Drive, Artistic Inspiration“Good people can't out-think evil, cause evil thinks of things good folks can't think of.” Orson Scott Card
Good, Evil, Morality, Thinking, Ethical Limitations, Moral Complexity
Orson Scott Card Good, Evil, Morality, Thinking, Ethical Limitations, Moral Complexity“Thank you for this, Peter. For dry eyes and silent weeping. You taught me how to hide anything i felt. More than ever, i need that now.” Orson Scott Card
Emotional Control, Gratitude, Survival, Adaptation, Relationships, Psychological Defense
Orson Scott Card Emotional Control, Gratitude, Survival, Adaptation, Relationships, Psychological Defense“You get all the pleasures of the puppeteer.” Orson Scott Card
Control, Manipulation, Pleasure, Power, Puppet Master, Hidden Influence
Orson Scott Card Control, Manipulation, Pleasure, Power, Puppet Master, Hidden Influence“Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf. Survival first, then happiness as we can manage it.” Orson Scott Card
Humanity, Brilliance, Survival, Happiness, Collective Responsibility, Existential Priority
Orson Scott Card Humanity, Brilliance, Survival, Happiness, Collective Responsibility, Existential Priority“No human being, when you understand his desires, is worthless. No one's life is nothing. Even the most evil of men and women, if you understand their hearts, had some generous act that redeems them, at least a little, from their sins.” Orson Scott Card
Humanity, Worth, Understanding, Redemption, Moral Complexity, Empathy
Orson Scott Card Humanity, Worth, Understanding, Redemption, Moral Complexity, Empathy