don't believe that there are aliens. I believe there are really different people.
Orson Scott Card
Aliens, Belief, Difference, Humanity, Cultural Diversity, Perspective Shift
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“I'm never impossible. The most I ever allow myself is to be somewhat unlikely.” Orson Scott Card
Possibility, Confidence, Humor, Self Perception, Personal Limits, Optimistic Outlook
Orson Scott Card Possibility, Confidence, Humor, Self Perception, Personal Limits, Optimistic Outlook“You want to make me the best soldier possible. Go down and look at the standings. Look at the all-time standings. So far you're doing an excellent job with me. Congratulations. Now when are you going to put me up against a good army?” Orson Scott Card
Ambition, Challenge, Competition, Excellence, Self-confidence, Military Training
Orson Scott Card Ambition, Challenge, Competition, Excellence, Self-confidence, Military Training“Perhaps every writer who thoroughly creates a fictional world will inevitably create a mirror of his own time and yet also create a world that no one else but him has ever visited...” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Creativity, Reflection, Imagination, Uniqueness, Artistic Creation
Orson Scott Card Writing, Creativity, Reflection, Imagination, Uniqueness, Artistic Creation“Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.” Orson Scott Card
Unemployment, Capitalism, Gardening, Humor, Economic Critique, Self-sufficiency
Orson Scott Card Unemployment, Capitalism, Gardening, Humor, Economic Critique, Self-sufficiency“You underestimate yourself.” Orson Scott Card
Potential, Confidence, Encouragement, Self Doubt, Personal Growth, Self Perception
Orson Scott Card Potential, Confidence, Encouragement, Self Doubt, Personal Growth, Self Perception“In a way she actually preferred Peter to other people because of this. He always acted out of intelligent self-interest.” Orson Scott Card
Preference, Intelligence, Self Interest, Human Nature, Relationships, Pragmatism
Orson Scott Card Preference, Intelligence, Self Interest, Human Nature, Relationships, Pragmatism“A non-materialist. And yet you are unpleasantly fat. A gluttonous ascetic? Such a contradiction.” Orson Scott Card
Contradiction, Materialism, Appearance, Judgment, Irony, Human Complexity
Orson Scott Card Contradiction, Materialism, Appearance, Judgment, Irony, Human Complexity“This was done to you by men and women whose only desire was to enslave you; they have succeeded so well that you are proud of your slavery.” Orson Scott Card
Oppression, Manipulation, Freedom, Slavery, Indoctrination, False Pride
Orson Scott Card Oppression, Manipulation, Freedom, Slavery, Indoctrination, False Pride“There's only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that's being so good at what you do that they can't ignore you.” Orson Scott Card
Excellence, Hatred, Recognition, Success, Motivation, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Excellence, Hatred, Recognition, Success, Motivation, Personal Growth“It's all just fictions anyway. We do what we do and then we make up reasons for it afterward but they're never the true reasons, the truth is always just out of reach.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Rationalization, Human Nature, Self-deception, Philosophy, Psychological Insight
Orson Scott Card Truth, Rationalization, Human Nature, Self-deception, Philosophy, Psychological Insight“That's how they think of me, too. Teacher. Legendary soldier. Not one of them. Not someone that you embrace and whisper Salaam in his ear. That only lasted while Ender still seemed a victim. Still seemed vulnerable. Now he was the master soldier, and he was completely, utterly alone.” Orson Scott Card
Isolation, Success, Perception, Loneliness, Leadership, Human Connection
Orson Scott Card Isolation, Success, Perception, Loneliness, Leadership, Human Connection“Good people do not let others suffer needlessly.” Orson Scott Card
Morality, Compassion, Suffering, Responsibility, Ethics, Human Decency
Orson Scott Card Morality, Compassion, Suffering, Responsibility, Ethics, Human Decency“I've learned all I'm ever going to learn from you.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Relationships, Growth, Finality, Personal Development, Knowledge Limits
Orson Scott Card Learning, Relationships, Growth, Finality, Personal Development, Knowledge Limits“A rustic setting always suggests fantasy; to suggest science fiction, you need sheet metal and plastic. You need rivets.” Orson Scott Card
Fantasy, Science, Setting, Genre, Literary Aesthetics, Narrative Technique
Orson Scott Card Fantasy, Science, Setting, Genre, Literary Aesthetics, Narrative Technique“But I'm three times your age or more and my brain is worn out and full up. I don't have much room to tuck new things square inside; they just cling to the outside for a while and drop off.” Orson Scott Card
Age, Learning, Memory, Wisdom, Cognitive Limitations, Life Experience
Orson Scott Card Age, Learning, Memory, Wisdom, Cognitive Limitations, Life Experience“The commercial work of today is the classics of tomorrow.” Orson Scott Card
Art, Commercialism, Future, Perspective, Cultural Value, Artistic Legacy
Orson Scott Card Art, Commercialism, Future, Perspective, Cultural Value, Artistic Legacy“Maybe we're the fools, for thinking we know things. Maybe humans are the only ones who can deal with the fact that nothing can ever be known at all.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Uncertainty, Philosophy, Humanity, Epistemological Limits, Human Exceptionalism
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Uncertainty, Philosophy, Humanity, Epistemological Limits, Human Exceptionalism“What I'm telling you is, there's some people who do things so bad it tears at the fabric of the world, and then there's some people so sweet and good that they can feel it when the world gets torn.” Orson Scott Card
Good, Evil, Sensitivity, Impact, Morality, Cosmic Balance
Orson Scott Card Good, Evil, Sensitivity, Impact, Morality, Cosmic Balance