No point in getting emotional about anything. Being emotional didn't help with survival. What mattered was to learn everything, analyze the situation, choose a course of action, and then move boldly. Know, think, choose, do.
Orson Scott Card
Emotions, Survival, Analysis, Action, Decision-making, Pragmatic Philosophy
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Escapist Fantasy | Defeat | Association | Education | Age | Self Control | Religious Commentary | Human Complexity | Condescension | Limitations | Destruction | Music | Ambition | Present | Emotional Depth | Purpose | Modern Challenges | Love | Rebirth | Preemptive Action | More
More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“That's the problem with winning right from the start, thought Ender. you lose friends.” Orson Scott Card
Winning, Friendship, Success, Loneliness, Social Consequences, Early Achievement
Orson Scott Card Winning, Friendship, Success, Loneliness, Social Consequences, Early Achievement“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“Perhaps I'm hiding from myself. Perhaps I don't want to be what I'm supposed to be. Or perhaps I don't want to keep living the life I already started to live.” Orson Scott Card
Self-discovery, Destiny, Choice, Identity, Personal Growth, Existential Crisis
Orson Scott Card Self-discovery, Destiny, Choice, Identity, Personal Growth, Existential Crisis“This is how humans are: We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we never think to question.” Orson Scott Card
Beliefs, Human Nature, Critical Thinking, Self-awareness, Cognitive Dissonance, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Beliefs, Human Nature, Critical Thinking, Self-awareness, Cognitive Dissonance, Philosophical Observation“From all wise men, O Lord, protect us.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Protection, Irony, Prayer, Human Folly, Skepticism
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Protection, Irony, Prayer, Human Folly, Skepticism“Evil isn't best served by equally evil servants.” Orson Scott Card
Evil, Strategy, Morality, Leadership, Human Nature, Paradox
Orson Scott Card Evil, Strategy, Morality, Leadership, Human Nature, Paradox“Maybe it isn't based on what you deserve. Maybe it's based on what you need.” Orson Scott Card
Deserving, Needs, Justice, Fairness, Compassion, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Deserving, Needs, Justice, Fairness, Compassion, Philosophical Perspective“I am a creature of chemicals.” Orson Scott Card
Chemicals, Identity, Biology, Self-perception, Scientific Reductionism, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Chemicals, Identity, Biology, Self-perception, Scientific Reductionism, Human Nature“And then he thought: Is this how idiots rationalize their stupidity to themselves?” Orson Scott Card
Rationalization, Stupidity, Self Awareness, Introspection, Cognitive Dissonance, Mental Gymnastics
Orson Scott Card Rationalization, Stupidity, Self Awareness, Introspection, Cognitive Dissonance, Mental Gymnastics“It's a stupid leader who can't turn follower when somebody offers him a wiser course.” Orson Scott Card
Leadership, Wisdom, Flexibility, Humility, Strategic Thinking, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Leadership, Wisdom, Flexibility, Humility, Strategic Thinking, Personal Growth“Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins – thoroughly.” Orson Scott Card
Victory, Morality, Effectiveness, Character, Perception, Unintended Consequences
Orson Scott Card Victory, Morality, Effectiveness, Character, Perception, Unintended Consequences“It's the middle class that feels the luxury of being able to have causes.” Orson Scott Card
Class, Luxury, Causes, Society, Social Activism, Economic Privilege
Orson Scott Card Class, Luxury, Causes, Society, Social Activism, Economic Privilege“Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Creativity, Discipline, Time, Productivity, Artistic Process
Orson Scott Card Writing, Creativity, Discipline, Time, Productivity, Artistic Process“It is the essence of dignity to pretend to desire what you cannot prevent.” Orson Scott Card
Dignity, Desire, Acceptance, Stoicism, Self Control, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Dignity, Desire, Acceptance, Stoicism, Self Control, Philosophical Observation“Fiction, because it is not about somebody who actually lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself.” Orson Scott Card
Fiction, Self, Possibility, Reality, Personal Interpretation, Narrative Potential
Orson Scott Card Fiction, Self, Possibility, Reality, Personal Interpretation, Narrative Potential“We have to go. I'm almost happy here.” Orson Scott Card
Departure, Contentment, Duty, Conflict, Bittersweet, Personal Sacrifice
Orson Scott Card Departure, Contentment, Duty, Conflict, Bittersweet, Personal Sacrifice“A regime that wraps itself in the flag of truth fears truth most of all, for if its story is falsified to the slightest degree, its authority is gone.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Authority, Propaganda, Politics, Power, Social Control
Orson Scott Card Truth, Authority, Propaganda, Politics, Power, Social Control“Running was the way he dreamed. Having never been in control of his life, his idea of freedom was simply to break free. He dreamed of being at the mercy of the wind, carried aloft and blown here and there, a life of true randomness instead of always being part of someone else's purpose.” Orson Scott Card
Freedom, Dreams, Control, Randomness, Personal Autonomy, Escapist Fantasy
Orson Scott Card Freedom, Dreams, Control, Randomness, Personal Autonomy, Escapist Fantasy