From now on the enemy is more clever than you. From now on the enemy is stronger than you. From now on you are always about to lose.
Orson Scott Card
Challenge, Adversity, Preparation, Mindset, Strategy, Psychological Warfare
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Disorder | Youth | Betrayal | Survival | Attachment | Greater Good | Defense | Power | Literary Purpose | Familiarity | Mental State | Denial | Accuracy | Individual Vs Collective | Memories | Cognitive Limitations | Human Complexity | Social Control | Effective Management | Nostalgia | More
More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.” Orson Scott Card
Deception, Cruelty, Manipulation, Fairy Tale, Dark Humor, Moral Ambiguity
Orson Scott Card Deception, Cruelty, Manipulation, Fairy Tale, Dark Humor, Moral Ambiguity“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“Love is finding that the things you like best about yourself are not in you at all, but in the person who completes you.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Self Discovery, Relationships, Completion, Personal Growth, Romantic Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Love, Self Discovery, Relationships, Completion, Personal Growth, Romantic Philosophy“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“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“Human beings may be miserable specimens, in the main, but we can learn, and, through learning, become decent people.” Orson Scott Card
Humanity, Learning, Growth, Morality, Optimism, Self-improvement
Orson Scott Card Humanity, Learning, Growth, Morality, Optimism, Self-improvement“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“I don't know a soul who doesn't maintain two separate lists of doctrines the ones that they believe that they believe; and the ones that they actually try to live by.” Orson Scott Card
Belief, Hypocrisy, Self Deception, Morality, Human Nature, Cognitive Dissonance
Orson Scott Card Belief, Hypocrisy, Self Deception, Morality, Human Nature, Cognitive Dissonance“I taught you everything you know. But I didn't teach you everything I know.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Teaching, Wisdom, Secrets, Mentorship, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Teaching, Wisdom, Secrets, Mentorship, Personal Growth“If you wait until you know everything, you never do anything.” Orson Scott Card
Action, Knowledge, Decisiveness, Risk, Wisdom, Procrastination
Orson Scott Card Action, Knowledge, Decisiveness, Risk, Wisdom, Procrastination“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“A broken clock is right two times a day.” Orson Scott Card
Proverb, Accuracy, Time, Irony, Perspective, Imperfection
Orson Scott Card Proverb, Accuracy, Time, Irony, Perspective, Imperfection“Nobody ever completely means what they say. Even when they think they're telling the truth, there's always something hidden behind their words.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Communication, Subtext, Human Nature, Deception, Self Awareness
Orson Scott Card Truth, Communication, Subtext, Human Nature, Deception, Self Awareness“If you did not in your own mind distinguish between useful and erroneous information, then you were not learning at all, you were merely replacing ignorance with false belief, which was no improvement.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Information, Ignorance, Belief, Critical Thinking, False Knowledge
Orson Scott Card Learning, Information, Ignorance, Belief, Critical Thinking, False Knowledge“Sometimes good people have to do terrible things.” Orson Scott Card
Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma, Good Vs Evil, Difficult Choices, Moral Complexity
Orson Scott Card Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma, Good Vs Evil, Difficult Choices, Moral Complexity“The bones are hard and by themselves seem dead and stony, but by rooting into and pulling against the skeleton, the rest of the body carries out all the motions of life.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Structure, Interdependence, Biology, Metaphor, Vitality
Orson Scott Card Life, Structure, Interdependence, Biology, Metaphor, Vitality“If there's a problem, you fix it. You don't set up fences around it and make rules about how it should be fixed. You fix it.” Orson Scott Card
Problem Solving, Action, Bureaucracy, Efficiency, Responsibility, Pragmatism
Orson Scott Card Problem Solving, Action, Bureaucracy, Efficiency, Responsibility, Pragmatism“In my view, suicide is not really a wish for life to end.? What is it then?? It is the only way a powerless person can find to make everybody else look away from his shame. The wish is not to die, but to hide.” Orson Scott Card
Suicide, Shame, Powerlessness, Hiding, Psychological Insight, Social Perception
Orson Scott Card Suicide, Shame, Powerlessness, Hiding, Psychological Insight, Social Perception