I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many values that I hold to be important to America's role as a light among nations. But there are no values that matter to me that will not be gravely endangered if we lose this war.
Orson Scott Card
Politics, War, Values, America, National Identity, Moral Priorities
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“I always tell what I believe. Whether it's true, I'm no more sure than any man.” Orson Scott Card
Belief, Truth, Honesty, Uncertainty, Self Awareness, Human Limitations
Orson Scott Card Belief, Truth, Honesty, Uncertainty, Self Awareness, Human Limitations“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“Don't we all manipulate people? Even if we openly ask them to make a choice, don't we try to frame it so they'll choose as we think they should?” Orson Scott Card
Manipulation, Choice, Influence, Human Nature, Free Will, Social Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Manipulation, Choice, Influence, Human Nature, Free Will, Social Dynamics“When both parties are lying and they both know the other party's lying, it comes powerful close to being the same thing as telling the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Lies, Communication, Mutual Understanding, Social Dynamics, Paradox
Orson Scott Card Truth, Lies, Communication, Mutual Understanding, Social Dynamics, Paradox“You're cultural supremacists to the core. You'll perform your Questionable Activities to help out the poor little piggies, but there isn't a chance in the world you'll notice when they have something to teach you.” Orson Scott Card
Culture, Supremacy, Arrogance, Prejudice, Cultural Blindness, Missed Opportunities
Orson Scott Card Culture, Supremacy, Arrogance, Prejudice, Cultural Blindness, Missed Opportunities“It was the waiting and watching that cost the most. For during that time he had to endure.” Orson Scott Card
Waiting, Endurance, Patience, Suffering, Psychological Toll, Personal Strength
Orson Scott Card Waiting, Endurance, Patience, Suffering, Psychological Toll, Personal Strength“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“If desire did not dim the brain, nobody would ever get married, drunk, or fat.” Orson Scott Card
Desire, Rationality, Humor, Human Nature, Impulse Control, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Desire, Rationality, Humor, Human Nature, Impulse Control, Social Commentary“I want to be the kind of boy you are, thought Bean. But I don't want to go through what you've been through to get there.” Orson Scott Card
Admiration, Growth, Suffering, Aspiration, Character Development, Empathy
Orson Scott Card Admiration, Growth, Suffering, Aspiration, Character Development, Empathy“Lack of truthfulness doesn't weaken a story if you can get enough people to believe the lie.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Belief, Storytelling, Manipulation, Mass Psychology, Power Of Narrative
Orson Scott Card Truth, Belief, Storytelling, Manipulation, Mass Psychology, Power Of Narrative“I always think of books as being like people. Even the dull ones are worthy of decent respect, but you don't have to seek them out and spend time with them.” Orson Scott Card
Books, Respect, People, Reading, Personal Preference, Literary Perspective
Orson Scott Card Books, Respect, People, Reading, Personal Preference, Literary Perspective“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“A real god doesn't care about control. A real god already has control of everything that needs controlling. Real gods would want to teach you how to be just like them.” Orson Scott Card
Religion, Control, Divinity, Teaching, Empowerment, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Religion, Control, Divinity, Teaching, Empowerment, Philosophical Perspective“I know because I was also broken as a child and forced to become a wicked conniving selfish manipulating monster in order to protect the fragile love-hungry girl who would have been destroyed by the life I had to lead.” Orson Scott Card
Trauma, Survival, Adaptation, Childhood, Self Protection, Psychological Damage
Orson Scott Card Trauma, Survival, Adaptation, Childhood, Self Protection, Psychological Damage“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“Who was more cursed, the one who died, unknowing until the very moment of his death, or the one who watched his destruction as it approached, step by step, for days and weeks and years?” Orson Scott Card
Fate, Knowledge, Suffering, Death, Perspective, Existential Question
Orson Scott Card Fate, Knowledge, Suffering, Death, Perspective, Existential Question“Apparently the Dutch now prided themselves on being better at queues than the English, which was absurd, because standing cheerfully in line was the English national sport.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Cultural Stereotypes, National Pride, Absurdity, Social Behavior, Competition
Orson Scott Card Humor, Cultural Stereotypes, National Pride, Absurdity, Social Behavior, Competition“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