Don't win loyalty, just obedience, and only while the lash is in the room.
Orson Scott Card
Loyalty, Obedience, Leadership, Fear, Power Dynamics, Coercive Control
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“Rumors are the sauce of a dry life.” Orson Scott Card
Gossip, Excitement, Boredom, Social Dynamics, Information Spread, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Gossip, Excitement, Boredom, Social Dynamics, Information Spread, Human Nature“He'd undone all he could. You can be sorry, and you can be forgiven, but you can't call back the futures that your bad decisions lost.” Orson Scott Card
Regret, Forgiveness, Consequences, Decisions, Irreversibility, Personal Responsibility
Orson Scott Card Regret, Forgiveness, Consequences, Decisions, Irreversibility, Personal Responsibility“History is an omlette. The eggs are already broken.” Orson Scott Card
History, Irreversibility, Consequences, Metaphor, Philosophical Perspective, Fatalism
Orson Scott Card History, Irreversibility, Consequences, Metaphor, Philosophical Perspective, Fatalism“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“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“Don't win loyalty, just obedience, and only while the lash is in the room.” Orson Scott Card
Loyalty, Obedience, Leadership, Fear, Power Dynamics, Coercive Control
Orson Scott Card Loyalty, Obedience, Leadership, Fear, Power Dynamics, Coercive Control“It's called civilization. Women invented it, and every time you men blow it all to bits, we just invent it again.” Orson Scott Card
Civilization, Gender, History, Resilience, Social Commentary, Feminist Perspective
Orson Scott Card Civilization, Gender, History, Resilience, Social Commentary, Feminist Perspective“Inside us there is a place that is our true self.” Orson Scott Card
Self, Truth, Inner, Identity, Personal Essence, Authentic Core
Orson Scott Card Self, Truth, Inner, Identity, Personal Essence, Authentic Core“Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins – thoroughly.” Orson Scott Card
Victory, Morality, Effectiveness, Character, Perception, Unintended Consequences
Orson Scott Card Victory, Morality, Effectiveness, Character, Perception, Unintended Consequences“The funny thing was, you see, that Mike Fink didn't think of himself as a murderer. He thought of life as a contest, and dying was what happened to those who came out second best, but it wasn't the same as murder, it was a fair fight.” Orson Scott Card
Murder, Contest, Perspective, Morality, Self-perception, Ethical Relativism
Orson Scott Card Murder, Contest, Perspective, Morality, Self-perception, Ethical Relativism“Human beings are free except when humanity needs them. Maybe humanity needs you. To do something. Maybe humanity needs me – to find out what you're good for. We might both do despicable things, Ender, but if humankind survives, then we were good tools.” Orson Scott Card
Freedom, Duty, Humanity, Morality, Survival, Utilitarianism
Orson Scott Card Freedom, Duty, Humanity, Morality, Survival, Utilitarianism“Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don't see any.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Creativity, Observation, Inspiration, Storytelling, Perception
Orson Scott Card Writing, Creativity, Observation, Inspiration, Storytelling, Perception“Isn't that what it means to be civilized? That you can wait to get what you want?” Orson Scott Card
Civilization, Patience, Desire, Restraint, Social Evolution, Delayed Gratification
Orson Scott Card Civilization, Patience, Desire, Restraint, Social Evolution, Delayed Gratification“When you really know somebody you can't hate them. Or maybe it's just that you can't really know them until you stop hating them.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Hate, Understanding, Relationships, Emotional Barriers, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Hate, Understanding, Relationships, Emotional Barriers, Personal Growth“Sometimes you have to trust people enough to let them succeed and love them enough to let them fail.” Orson Scott Card
Trust, Love, Success, Failure, Personal Growth, Leadership
Orson Scott Card Trust, Love, Success, Failure, Personal Growth, Leadership“Ender nodded. It was a lie, of course, that it wouldn't hurt a bit. But since adults always said it when it was going to hurt, he could count on that statement as an accurate prediction of the future. Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Lies, Truth, Pain, Prediction, Childhood Wisdom, Ironic Reliability
Orson Scott Card Lies, Truth, Pain, Prediction, Childhood Wisdom, Ironic Reliability“If you could make them feel as you can make me feel, then perhaps they could forgive you.” Orson Scott Card
Empathy, Forgiveness, Emotion, Understanding, Interpersonal Relationships, Emotional Impact
Orson Scott Card Empathy, Forgiveness, Emotion, Understanding, Interpersonal Relationships, Emotional Impact“It is a weak man who blames his failures on the strength of others.” Orson Scott Card
Responsibility, Failure, Strength, Blame, Character, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Responsibility, Failure, Strength, Blame, Character, Personal Growth