Any decent person who knows what warfare is can never go into battle with a whole heart.
Orson Scott Card
Warfare, Morality, Conscience, Conflict, Human Nature, Ethical Dilemma
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer.” Orson Scott Card
Preferences, Literature, Change, Indecision, Reading Habits, Personal Taste
Orson Scott Card Preferences, Literature, Change, Indecision, Reading Habits, Personal Taste“If you listen very carefully, you can hear the good fairy come in the night and leave our assignment for tomorrow.” Orson Scott Card
Imagination, Childhood, Fantasy, Homework, Whimsy, Innocence
Orson Scott Card Imagination, Childhood, Fantasy, Homework, Whimsy, Innocence“People always go. Always. They always believe they can make a better life than in the old world.” Orson Scott Card
Migration, Hope, Change, Ambition, Human Nature, Pursuit Of Happiness
Orson Scott Card Migration, Hope, Change, Ambition, Human Nature, Pursuit Of Happiness“Remember, I'm the only person her who's paid to be nice to you. But not too nice. Give me any lip and I'll break your face. OK?” Orson Scott Card
Authority, Threat, Professionalism, Boundaries, Humor, Power Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Authority, Threat, Professionalism, Boundaries, Humor, Power Dynamics“Well, how do I know that they don't know the answer unless I ask?” Orson Scott Card
Curiosity, Knowledge, Communication, Inquiry, Learning, Social Interaction
Orson Scott Card Curiosity, Knowledge, Communication, Inquiry, Learning, Social Interaction“Maybe that's all demons ever are. People like us, doing things without even knowing what we're doing.” Orson Scott Card
Demons, Ignorance, Human Nature, Unintended Consequences, Morality, Self Awareness
Orson Scott Card Demons, Ignorance, Human Nature, Unintended Consequences, Morality, Self Awareness“Isolation is the optimum environment for creativity.” Orson Scott Card
Creativity, Isolation, Environment, Artistic Process, Solitude, Inspiration
Orson Scott Card Creativity, Isolation, Environment, Artistic Process, Solitude, Inspiration“Intellectual understanding does not always bring visceral belief.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Belief, Intellect, Emotion, Cognitive Dissonance, Knowledge Vs Faith
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Belief, Intellect, Emotion, Cognitive Dissonance, Knowledge Vs Faith“So I want to ask you a hypothetical question. My favorite kind. Next to rhetorical ones. I can nap equally well through either kind.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Questions, Sleep, Sarcasm, Intellectual Discourse, Personal Preference
Orson Scott Card Humor, Questions, Sleep, Sarcasm, Intellectual Discourse, Personal Preference“A library is the first step of a thousand journeys, portal to a thousand worlds.” Orson Scott Card
Library, Knowledge, Journey, Exploration, Imagination, Literary Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Library, Knowledge, Journey, Exploration, Imagination, Literary Metaphor“Love is random; fear is inevitable.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Fear, Randomness, Inevitability, Emotions, Human Experience
Orson Scott Card Love, Fear, Randomness, Inevitability, Emotions, Human Experience“Any decent person who knows what warfare is can never go into battle with a whole heart.” Orson Scott Card
Warfare, Morality, Conscience, Conflict, Human Nature, Ethical Dilemma
Orson Scott Card Warfare, Morality, Conscience, Conflict, Human Nature, Ethical Dilemma“A man without a wife and babies is a menace to civilization. One bachelor is an irritation. Ten thousand bachelors are a war.” Orson Scott Card
Marriage, Society, Gender Roles, Civilization, Social Commentary, Demographic Impact
Orson Scott Card Marriage, Society, Gender Roles, Civilization, Social Commentary, Demographic Impact“In war, everyone has their chance to bleed.” Orson Scott Card
War, Blood, Equality, Opportunity, Shared Suffering, Universal Vulnerability
Orson Scott Card War, Blood, Equality, Opportunity, Shared Suffering, Universal Vulnerability“But the truth is that no person ever understands another, from beginning to end of life, there is no truth that can be known, only the story we imagine to be true, the story they really believe to be true about themselves; and all of them lies.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Understanding, Perception, Self Deception, Relationships, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Truth, Understanding, Perception, Self Deception, Relationships, Human Nature“To a man with only a hammer, a screw is a defective nail.” Orson Scott Card
Perspective, Tools, Problem-solving, Limitations, Narrow-mindedness, Adaptability
Orson Scott Card Perspective, Tools, Problem-solving, Limitations, Narrow-mindedness, Adaptability“I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to live through at least a few more.” Orson Scott Card
Time, Existence, Mortality, Gratitude, Hope, Self Reflection
Orson Scott Card Time, Existence, Mortality, Gratitude, Hope, Self Reflection“From now on, as far as you're concerned, Dink Meeker is God.' 'Then who are you?' 'The personnel officer who hired God.God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal – there's no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause.” Orson Scott Card
God, Free Will, Determinism, Humor, Philosophical Debate, Existential Questioning
Orson Scott Card God, Free Will, Determinism, Humor, Philosophical Debate, Existential Questioning