In all my study of history, I have never found a time or place I would rather have lived than now.
Orson Scott Card
History, Contentment, Present, Preference, Time Perspective, Historical Context
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“To have a choice at all is to be free – even when the choice is between two terrible things.” Orson Scott Card
Freedom, Choice, Dilemma, Free Will, Moral Complexity, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Freedom, Choice, Dilemma, Free Will, Moral Complexity, Philosophical Perspective“Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Adulthood, Perception, Age, Societal Norms, Condescension
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Adulthood, Perception, Age, Societal Norms, Condescension“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
Orson Scott Card Politics, War, Values, America, National Identity, Moral Priorities“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 essence of training is to allow error without consequence.” Orson Scott Card
Training, Learning, Mistakes, Consequences, Growth, Education
Orson Scott Card Training, Learning, Mistakes, Consequences, Growth, Education“Only a fool closes the door when the wolf is already inside the barn.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Caution, Danger, Preparedness, Proverbial Wisdom, Situational Awareness
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Caution, Danger, Preparedness, Proverbial Wisdom, Situational Awareness“Oh no, real life is escape. The great terrors, the horrors – we hope – of your life come from reading fiction.” Orson Scott Card
Reality, Fiction, Escape, Fear, Imagination, Literary Impact
Orson Scott Card Reality, Fiction, Escape, Fear, Imagination, Literary Impact“Power will always end up with the sort of people who crave it.” Orson Scott Card
Power, Ambition, Corruption, Leadership, Human Nature, Political Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Power, Ambition, Corruption, Leadership, Human Nature, Political Dynamics“There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy show you where you are weak. Only the enemy shows you where he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. – Mazer Rackham.” Orson Scott Card
Enemy, Learning, Strategy, Weakness, Strength, Warfare
Orson Scott Card Enemy, Learning, Strategy, Weakness, Strength, Warfare“As long as you keep getting born, it's alright to die some times.” Orson Scott Card
Rebirth, Death, Continuity, Philosophical Perspective, Cyclical Nature, Resilience
Orson Scott Card Rebirth, Death, Continuity, Philosophical Perspective, Cyclical Nature, Resilience“Two sides of the same coin, but which side is which?” Orson Scott Card
Duality, Perspective, Ambiguity, Identity, Moral Complexity, Philosophical Question
Orson Scott Card Duality, Perspective, Ambiguity, Identity, Moral Complexity, Philosophical Question“There's a sort of rage a man feels when he's been deceived where he most trusted. It compares to no other anger.” Orson Scott Card
Betrayal, Trust, Anger, Emotions, Relationships, Psychological Insight
Orson Scott Card Betrayal, Trust, Anger, Emotions, Relationships, Psychological Insight“People love to hear the brag of the local boy, because they want him to be great, but the foreigner must deny that he has any outstanding virtue – this is what will endear him to the locals.” Orson Scott Card
Cultural Differences, Humility, Pride, Social Dynamics, Expectations, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Cultural Differences, Humility, Pride, Social Dynamics, Expectations, Human Nature“I don't hate you, I love you, you're part of myself, you're my heart and when you go it's my heart torn out and carried away –.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Hate, Attachment, Loss, Emotional Pain, Self Identity
Orson Scott Card Love, Hate, Attachment, Loss, Emotional Pain, Self Identity“Human beings do metamorphose. They change their identity constantly. However, each new identity thrives on the delusion that it was always in possession of the body it has just conquered.” Orson Scott Card
Metamorphosis, Identity, Change, Delusion, Psychological Evolution, Self-perception
Orson Scott Card Metamorphosis, Identity, Change, Delusion, Psychological Evolution, Self-perception“Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf. Survival first, then happiness as we can manage it.” Orson Scott Card
Humanity, Brilliance, Survival, Happiness, Collective Responsibility, Existential Priority
Orson Scott Card Humanity, Brilliance, Survival, Happiness, Collective Responsibility, Existential Priority“Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way. He must believe, to the core of his soul, that he can only do what he and the other children work out for themselves. If he does not believe that, then he will never reach the peak of his abilities.” Orson Scott Card
Self-reliance, Childhood, Potential, Belief, Independence, Psychological Conditioning
Orson Scott Card Self-reliance, Childhood, Potential, Belief, Independence, Psychological Conditioning“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