Once you have the gallows, you'll find new reasons to hang people from it.
Orson Scott Card
Power, Corruption, Justice, Human Nature, Oppression, Slippery Slope
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“When you really know someone, you can't hate him.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Empathy, Knowledge, Hatred, Human Connection, Personal Insight
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Empathy, Knowledge, Hatred, Human Connection, Personal Insight“We don't use the word 'intelligence' with software. We regard that as a naive idea. We say that it's 'complex.' Which means that we don't always understand what it's doing.” Orson Scott Card
Artificial Intelligence, Complexity, Understanding, Technology, Semantics, Human Limitations
Orson Scott Card Artificial Intelligence, Complexity, Understanding, Technology, Semantics, Human Limitations“I own the whole world, and folks haven't been keeping up too well on the payments.” Orson Scott Card
Ownership, Responsibility, Humor, Debt, Global Perspective, Financial Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Ownership, Responsibility, Humor, Debt, Global Perspective, Financial Metaphor“If you lay a hand on me I'll ram your testicles so far up inside your abdomen it'll take a heart surgeon to get them out.” Orson Scott Card
Threat, Violence, Self Defense, Humor, Graphic Language, Female Empowerment
Orson Scott Card Threat, Violence, Self Defense, Humor, Graphic Language, Female Empowerment“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“I know, you've been here a year, you think these people are normal. Well, they're not. WE'RE not. I look in the library, I call up books on my desk. Old ones, because they won't let us have anything new, but I've got a pretty good idea what children are, and we're not children. Children can lose sometimes, and nobody cares. Children aren't in armies, they aren't COMMANDERS, they don't rule over forty other kids, it's more than anybody can take and not get crazy.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Normalcy, Responsibility, Military, Pressure, Mental Health
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Normalcy, Responsibility, Military, Pressure, Mental Health“Don't win loyalty, just obedience, and only while the lash is in the room.” Orson Scott Card
Loyalty, Obedience, Leadership, Fear, Power Dynamics, Coercive Control
Orson Scott Card Loyalty, Obedience, Leadership, Fear, Power Dynamics, Coercive Control“I've got a pretty good idea what children are, and we're not children. Children can lose sometimes, and nobody cares.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Maturity, Responsibility, Expectations, Pressure, Innocence
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Maturity, Responsibility, Expectations, Pressure, Innocence“Short stories are designed to deliver their impact in as few pages as possible. A tremendous amount is left out, and a good short story writer learns to include only the most essential information.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Brevity, Storytelling, Craft, Essentials, Literary Technique
Orson Scott Card Writing, Brevity, Storytelling, Craft, Essentials, Literary Technique“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“If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side.” Orson Scott Card
Politics, Manipulation, Power, Voting, Short Sightedness, Animal Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Politics, Manipulation, Power, Voting, Short Sightedness, Animal Metaphor“Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to.” Orson Scott Card
Community, Identity, Belonging, Social Definition, Personal Development, Collective Influence
Orson Scott Card Community, Identity, Belonging, Social Definition, Personal Development, Collective Influence“Unfortunately, we live in a time when the media are almost a monoculture.” Orson Scott Card
Media, Diversity, Culture, Criticism, Information, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Media, Diversity, Culture, Criticism, Information, Social Commentary“Bean could see the hunger in their eyes. Not the regular hunger, for food, but the real hunger, the deep hunger, for family, for love, for belonging.” Orson Scott Card
Hunger, Longing, Family, Love, Belonging, Human Needs
Orson Scott Card Hunger, Longing, Family, Love, Belonging, Human Needs“Faith doesn't mean you never doubt. It only means you never act upon your doubts.” Orson Scott Card
Faith, Doubt, Action, Belief, Conviction, Religious Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Faith, Doubt, Action, Belief, Conviction, Religious Philosophy“But I fear that I also underestimate the stupidity of the rest of mankind. Are we absolutely sure that we ought to win this war?” Orson Scott Card
Stupidity, War, Humanity, Doubt, Moral Questioning, Cynical Observation
Orson Scott Card Stupidity, War, Humanity, Doubt, Moral Questioning, Cynical Observation“The most noble title any child can have, Demosthenes wrote, is third.” Orson Scott Card
Nobility, Childhood, Hierarchy, Social Commentary, Perspective Shift, Value Redefinition
Orson Scott Card Nobility, Childhood, Hierarchy, Social Commentary, Perspective Shift, Value Redefinition“I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it.” Orson Scott Card
Pain, Identity, Suffering, Self Awareness, Change, Psychological Dependence
Orson Scott Card Pain, Identity, Suffering, Self Awareness, Change, Psychological Dependence“Everybody thinks Hitler got to power because of his armies, because they were willing to kill, and that's partly true, because in the real world power is always built on the threat of death and dishonor. But mostly he got to power on words, on the right words at the right time.” Orson Scott Card
Power, Words, Hitler, History, Political Manipulation, Rhetorical Influence
Orson Scott Card Power, Words, Hitler, History, Political Manipulation, Rhetorical Influence