No system works well unless good people do their jobs with integrity, and then almost any system works well enough.
Orson Scott Card
Integrity, Systems, Responsibility, Effectiveness, Human Factor, Organizational Success
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“The best thing about my job, though, is stopping at the end of the day and rejoining the human universe.” Orson Scott Card
Work, Balance, Humanity, Connection, Social Interaction, Daily Rhythm
Orson Scott Card Work, Balance, Humanity, Connection, Social Interaction, Daily Rhythm“Children are a perpetual, self-renewing underclass, helpless to escape from the decisions of adults until they become adults themselves.” Orson Scott Card
Children, Society, Power, Helplessness, Adulthood, Social Hierarchy
Orson Scott Card Children, Society, Power, Helplessness, Adulthood, Social Hierarchy“If the other fellow can't tell you his story, you can never be sure he isn't trying to kill you.” Orson Scott Card
Story, Suspicion, Communication, Danger, Self-preservation, Interpersonal Caution
Orson Scott Card Story, Suspicion, Communication, Danger, Self-preservation, Interpersonal Caution“My needs are simple and few, thought Valentine. Food. Clothing. A comfortable place to sleep. And no idiots!” Orson Scott Card
Simplicity, Needs, Contentment, Priorities, Basic Necessities, Intellectual Companionship
Orson Scott Card Simplicity, Needs, Contentment, Priorities, Basic Necessities, Intellectual Companionship“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“Two faces of the same coin. And I am the metal in between.” Orson Scott Card
Duality, Identity, Balance, Perspective, Inner Conflict, Hidden Essence
Orson Scott Card Duality, Identity, Balance, Perspective, Inner Conflict, Hidden Essence“Where do you draw the line between a humble man who knows his own weaknesses but tries to act out virtues he hasn't quite mastered yet, and a proud man who pretends to have those virtues without the slightest intention of acquiring them?” Orson Scott Card
Humility, Pride, Virtue, Self-improvement, Moral Philosophy, Character Development
Orson Scott Card Humility, Pride, Virtue, Self-improvement, Moral Philosophy, Character Development“Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes I feel rather proud of having made various the loathsome people or groups angry, at other times I wonder why I put up with such grief.” Orson Scott Card
Criticism, Controversy, Pride, Doubt, Public Opinion, Artistic Struggle
Orson Scott Card Criticism, Controversy, Pride, Doubt, Public Opinion, Artistic Struggle“Then the raft rocked, and she turned to see Ender calmly crushing the life out of the wasp with one finger. "These are a nasty breed," Ender said. "They sting you without waiting to be insulted first."” Orson Scott Card
Violence, Nature, Self-defense, Pragmatism, Character Insight, Metaphorical Observation
Orson Scott Card Violence, Nature, Self-defense, Pragmatism, Character Insight, Metaphorical Observation“I was born with more power inside myself than I ever dreamed. But along with it there came no more sense than any other idiotic kid. Somewhere along in here I need to grow up into a man I can stand to live with. A man who doesn't just survive, but deserves to.” Orson Scott Card
Power, Growth, Maturity, Survival, Self Reflection, Personal Development
Orson Scott Card Power, Growth, Maturity, Survival, Self Reflection, Personal Development“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“How short life is for fools.” Orson Scott Card
Foolishness, Mortality, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Brevity, Consequences
Orson Scott Card Foolishness, Mortality, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Brevity, Consequences“Oops, I thought. Oops is an all-purpose word standing for every bit of profanity, blasphemy, and pornographic and scatological execration I could think of.” Orson Scott Card
Language, Euphemism, Profanity, Self Censorship, Expression, Linguistic Versatility
Orson Scott Card Language, Euphemism, Profanity, Self Censorship, Expression, Linguistic Versatility“We live in a time when moderates are treated worse than extremists, being punished as if they were more fanatical than the actual fanatics.” Orson Scott Card
Moderation, Extremism, Politics, Society, Ideological Polarization, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Moderation, Extremism, Politics, Society, Ideological Polarization, Social Commentary“His vices were the vices of his time and culture, but his virtues transcended the milieu of his life.” Orson Scott Card
Virtue, Vice, Culture, Transcendence, Morality, Historical Context
Orson Scott Card Virtue, Vice, Culture, Transcendence, Morality, Historical Context“The most important training, though, is to experience life as a writer, questioning everything, inventing multiple explanations for everything. If you do that, all the other things will come; if you don't, there's no hope for you.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Experience, Questioning, Invention, Creative Process, Intellectual Curiosity
Orson Scott Card Writing, Experience, Questioning, Invention, Creative Process, Intellectual Curiosity“Reasonable argument is impossible when authority becomes the arbiter.” Orson Scott Card
Argument, Authority, Reason, Impossibility, Intellectual Freedom, Power Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Argument, Authority, Reason, Impossibility, Intellectual Freedom, Power Dynamics“You're not a human being until you value something more than the life of your body. And the greater the thing you live and die for the greater you are.” Orson Scott Card
Values, Humanity, Sacrifice, Greatness, Moral Philosophy, Existential Worth
Orson Scott Card Values, Humanity, Sacrifice, Greatness, Moral Philosophy, Existential Worth