I've learned much, Father, and this above all: that no station in life is above any other, if it's occupied by someone with a good heart.
Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Equality, Humility, Character, Social Status, Moral Value
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“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“That is the Earth, he thought. Not a globe thousands of kilometers around, but a forest with a shining lake, a house hidden at the crest of the hill, high in the trees, a grassy slope leading upward from the water, fish leaping and birds strafing to take the bugs that lived at the border between water and sky. Earth was the constant noise of crickets and winds and birds. And the voice of one girl, who spoke to him out of his far-off childhood.” Orson Scott Card
Earth, Perspective, Nature, Memory, Childhood Nostalgia, Sensory Experience
Orson Scott Card Earth, Perspective, Nature, Memory, Childhood Nostalgia, Sensory Experience“Remember, the enemy's gate is down.” Orson Scott Card
Perspective, Strategy, Adaptation, Military Tactics, Mental Shift, Problem-solving
Orson Scott Card Perspective, Strategy, Adaptation, Military Tactics, Mental Shift, Problem-solving“There is no harder job than parenting. There is no human relationship with such potential for great achievement and awful destructiveness, and despite all the experts who write about it, no one has the slightest idea whether any decision will be right or best or even not-horrible for any particular child. It is a job that simply cannot be done right.” Orson Scott Card
Parenting, Responsibility, Uncertainty, Potential, Child Rearing, Human Relationships
Orson Scott Card Parenting, Responsibility, Uncertainty, Potential, Child Rearing, Human Relationships“The only way to learn is by changing your mind.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Change, Growth, Open-mindedness, Intellectual Flexibility, Personal Development
Orson Scott Card Learning, Change, Growth, Open-mindedness, Intellectual Flexibility, Personal Development“Unless he's really clever," said Theresa. "Smarter than us?" said Peter. He and John Paul looked at each other. Then both of them shook their heads, said, "Naw," and then burst out laughing.” Orson Scott Card
Intelligence, Arrogance, Humor, Confidence, Self Assessment, Group Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Intelligence, Arrogance, Humor, Confidence, Self Assessment, Group Dynamics“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“When you have faith in something a lot of other people believe then you a member of the church" said Ceas, "When you have faith in something nobody believes, then you a complete wacko.” Orson Scott Card
Faith, Belief, Conformity, Individuality, Social Acceptance, Religious Commentary
Orson Scott Card Faith, Belief, Conformity, Individuality, Social Acceptance, Religious Commentary“How clever of me. I have found such a pathway into hell that I can never get back out.” Orson Scott Card
Regret, Consequences, Self-awareness, Despair, Irony, Personal Choices
Orson Scott Card Regret, Consequences, Self-awareness, Despair, Irony, Personal Choices“Science isn't done by consensus. It's done by rigorous testing.” Orson Scott Card
Science, Consensus, Testing, Methodology, Truth Seeking, Empirical Approach
Orson Scott Card Science, Consensus, Testing, Methodology, Truth Seeking, Empirical Approach“My own feeling is that human happiness is a very random thing, and bestows itself willy-nilly, and there's not much deserving about the matter.” Orson Scott Card
Happiness, Randomness, Fate, Deserving, Life Philosophy, Human Condition
Orson Scott Card Happiness, Randomness, Fate, Deserving, Life Philosophy, Human Condition“We are like you; the thought pressed into his mind. We did not mean to murder, and when we understood, we never came again. We thought we were the only thinking beings in the universe, until we met you, but never did we dream that thought could arise from the lonely animals who cannot dream each other's dreams. How were we to know? We could live with you in peace. Believe us, believe us, believe us.” Orson Scott Card
Alien Communication, Misunderstanding, Empathy, Peace, First Contact, Interspecies Relations
Orson Scott Card Alien Communication, Misunderstanding, Empathy, Peace, First Contact, Interspecies Relations“One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.” Orson Scott Card
Mind, Questions, Self-awareness, Creativity, Intellectual Growth, Cognitive Limitations
Orson Scott Card Mind, Questions, Self-awareness, Creativity, Intellectual Growth, Cognitive Limitations“A character is what he does, yes – but even more, a character is what he means to do.” Orson Scott Card
Character, Intention, Action, Morality, Identity, Literary Analysis
Orson Scott Card Character, Intention, Action, Morality, Identity, Literary Analysis“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's got no bows on it, only frayed ends of ribbons and knots that can't be untied.” Orson Scott Card
History, Complexity, Imperfection, Metaphor, Historical Perspective, Narrative Intricacy
Orson Scott Card History, Complexity, Imperfection, Metaphor, Historical Perspective, Narrative Intricacy“This is what historians usually do, quibble about cause and effect when the point is, there are times when the world is in flux and the right voice in the right place can move the world. Thomas Paine and Ben Franklin, for instance. Bismark. Lenin.” Orson Scott Card
History, Influence, Change, Flux, World Events, Historical Perspective
Orson Scott Card History, Influence, Change, Flux, World Events, Historical Perspective“If you can't do it twice, you can't do it at all.” Orson Scott Card
Consistency, Skill, Reliability, Performance, Excellence, Personal Standard
Orson Scott Card Consistency, Skill, Reliability, Performance, Excellence, Personal Standard