Evil isn't best served by equally evil servants.
Orson Scott Card
Evil, Strategy, Morality, Leadership, Human Nature, Paradox
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Creativity | Media Influence | Social Criticism | Cynicism | Introspection | Traumatic Experience | Persuasion | Social Definition | Human Limitations | Foreboding | Self Improvement | Personal Limits | Artistic Process | Theatre | Commitment | Inclusive Spirit | Epiphany | Historical Perspective | Despair | Comparison | More
More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“If a pig goes upon the threshing-floor, or a field, or a garden, and the owner of the meadow, or the field, or the garden smites it so that it die, he shall give it back to its owner; but if he does not give it back, he becomes a thief.” Orson Scott Card
Law, Justice, Property, Agriculture, Animal Rights, Ancient Code
Orson Scott Card Law, Justice, Property, Agriculture, Animal Rights, Ancient Code“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“Don't lie to me! Don't seem so normal when I know you have cut yourself off from me in your heart! If you can put on our affectionate closeness like a mask, then I'll never be able to take joy in it again.” Orson Scott Card
Honesty, Relationships, Deception, Joy, Emotional Authenticity, Trust Issues
Orson Scott Card Honesty, Relationships, Deception, Joy, Emotional Authenticity, Trust Issues“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“Mazer, i don't want to keep dreaming these things. I'm afraid to sleep. I keep thinking of things i don't want to remember. My whole life keeps playing out as if i were a recorder and someone else wanted to watch the most terrible parts of my life.” Orson Scott Card
Trauma, Memories, Fear, Sleep, Unwanted Recollections, Psychological Distress
Orson Scott Card Trauma, Memories, Fear, Sleep, Unwanted Recollections, Psychological Distress“They also knew that Ender trusted them to do as they judged best when he gave them no orders.” Orson Scott Card
Trust, Leadership, Autonomy, Judgment, Team Dynamics, Implicit Understanding
Orson Scott Card Trust, Leadership, Autonomy, Judgment, Team Dynamics, Implicit Understanding“You are the least-alone person I have ever known. Your heart has always included within it everyone who let you love them, and many who did not.” Orson Scott Card
Connection, Love, Empathy, Relationships, Emotional Capacity, Inclusive Spirit
Orson Scott Card Connection, Love, Empathy, Relationships, Emotional Capacity, Inclusive Spirit“There's no need to legalize gay marriage. I have plenty of gay friends who are committed couples; some of them call themselves married, some don't, but their friends treat them as married. Anybody who doesn't like it just doesn't hang out with them.” Orson Scott Card
Gay Marriage, Social Acceptance, Legality, Relationships, Controversy, Personal Opinion
Orson Scott Card Gay Marriage, Social Acceptance, Legality, Relationships, Controversy, Personal Opinion“Human beings are free except when humanity needs them.” Orson Scott Card
Freedom, Duty, Society, Individual Vs Collective, Moral Obligation, Philosophical Paradox
Orson Scott Card Freedom, Duty, Society, Individual Vs Collective, Moral Obligation, Philosophical Paradox“If he did not speak his tale, it grew dank and musty, it shrank inside him, while with the telling the tale stayed fresh and virtuous.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Expression, Memory, Psychology, Communication, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Expression, Memory, Psychology, Communication, Personal Growth“In the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my other love, teaching; and partly because I still have stories to tell, even though it isn't all that fun doing the work anymore.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Teaching, Career, Stories, Financial Considerations, Creative Passion
Orson Scott Card Writing, Teaching, Career, Stories, Financial Considerations, Creative Passion“That is the ultimate power, to stare death in the face and be unafraid.” Orson Scott Card
Death, Power, Fear, Courage, Existential Strength, Psychological Fortitude
Orson Scott Card Death, Power, Fear, Courage, Existential Strength, Psychological Fortitude“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“Maybe knowing about craziness means you don't have to fall for it.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Madness, Self-awareness, Mental Health, Psychological Insight, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Madness, Self-awareness, Mental Health, Psychological Insight, Personal Growth“It is in the turmoil of chaos that we discover what, if anything, we are.” Orson Scott Card
Chaos, Self-discovery, Adversity, Identity, Personal Growth, Existential Revelation
Orson Scott Card Chaos, Self-discovery, Adversity, Identity, Personal Growth, Existential Revelation“I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.” Orson Scott Card
Creativity, Innovation, Problem-solving, Leadership, Unconventional Thinking, Strategic Planning
Orson Scott Card Creativity, Innovation, Problem-solving, Leadership, Unconventional Thinking, Strategic Planning“People talk about fools counting chickens before they hatch. That's nothing. We name them.” Orson Scott Card
Optimism, Planning, Humor, Relationships, Expectations, Future Thinking
Orson Scott Card Optimism, Planning, Humor, Relationships, Expectations, Future Thinking“Knowledge is just opinion that you trust enough to act upon.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Opinion, Trust, Action, Philosophy, Epistemology
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Opinion, Trust, Action, Philosophy, Epistemology