One bachelor is an irritation. Ten thousand bachelors are a war.
Orson Scott Card
Bachelors, War, Society, Humor, Social Commentary, Demographic Impact
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“Two trees – knowledge and life. You eat of the tree of knowledge, and you will surely die. You eat of the tree of life, and you remain a child in the garden forever, undying.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Innocence, Mortality, Choice, Biblical Allusion, Philosophical Dilemma
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Innocence, Mortality, Choice, Biblical Allusion, Philosophical Dilemma“Child-rearing today was so complicated. You always had to think of what they'd say on television later.” Orson Scott Card
Parenting, Media Influence, Social Pressure, Modern Challenges, Child Rearing, Public Scrutiny
Orson Scott Card Parenting, Media Influence, Social Pressure, Modern Challenges, Child Rearing, Public Scrutiny“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“I have never resisted the lord in my life, and I never will. But I'm not so hungry for dialogue with him that I have to make up his part as well as my own.” Orson Scott Card
Faith, Resistance, Dialogue, God, Religious Devotion, Spiritual Independence
Orson Scott Card Faith, Resistance, Dialogue, God, Religious Devotion, Spiritual Independence“From now on the enemy is more clever than you. From now on the enemy is stronger than you. From now on you are always about to lose.” Orson Scott Card
Challenge, Adversity, Preparation, Mindset, Strategy, Psychological Warfare
Orson Scott Card Challenge, Adversity, Preparation, Mindset, Strategy, Psychological Warfare“I don't know why people who got what they need to be happy don't just go ahead and be happy.” Orson Scott Card
Happiness, Contentment, Human Nature, Simplicity, Psychological Complexity, Self-sabotage
Orson Scott Card Happiness, Contentment, Human Nature, Simplicity, Psychological Complexity, Self-sabotage“There are times when you have to defend yourself or someone else against relentless evil. And some of those times the only defense that has any hope of succeeding is a one-time use of brutal, devastating force. At such times good people act brutally.” Orson Scott Card
Defense, Evil, Violence, Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma
Orson Scott Card Defense, Evil, Violence, Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma“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“Mine mine mine. That was the curse and power of human beings – that what they saw and loved they had to have. They could share it with other people but only if they conceived of those people as being somehow their own. What we own is ours. What you own should also be ours. In fact, you own nothing, if we want it. Because you are nothing. We are the real people, you are only posing as people in order to try to deprive us of what God means us to have.” Orson Scott Card
Possession, Humanity, Love, Ownership, Selfishness, Dehumanization
Orson Scott Card Possession, Humanity, Love, Ownership, Selfishness, Dehumanization“Life is a suicide mission.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Mortality, Purpose, Fatalism, Existential Dread, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Life, Mortality, Purpose, Fatalism, Existential Dread, Philosophical Perspective“Who was more cursed, the one who died, unknowing until the very moment of his death, or the one who watched his destruction as it approached, step by step, for days and weeks and years?” Orson Scott Card
Fate, Knowledge, Suffering, Death, Perspective, Existential Question
Orson Scott Card Fate, Knowledge, Suffering, Death, Perspective, Existential Question“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“I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Empathy, Love, Belief, Human Connection, Emotional Depth
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Empathy, Love, Belief, Human Connection, Emotional Depth“But the truth is that no person ever understands another, from beginning to end of life, there is no truth that can be known, only the story we imagine to be true, the story they really believe to be true about themselves; and all of them lies.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Understanding, Perception, Self Deception, Relationships, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Truth, Understanding, Perception, Self Deception, Relationships, Human Nature“I will remember this, thought Ender, when I am defeated. To keep dignity, and give honor where it's due, so that defeat is not disgrace. And I hope I don't have to do it often.” Orson Scott Card
Dignity, Defeat, Honor, Grace, Self-reflection, Character Growth
Orson Scott Card Dignity, Defeat, Honor, Grace, Self-reflection, Character Growth“Intellectual understanding does not always bring visceral belief.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Belief, Intellect, Emotion, Cognitive Dissonance, Knowledge Vs Faith
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Belief, Intellect, Emotion, Cognitive Dissonance, Knowledge Vs Faith“It's called civilization. Women invented it, and every time you men blow it all to bits, we just invent it again.” Orson Scott Card
Civilization, Gender, History, Resilience, Social Commentary, Feminist Perspective
Orson Scott Card Civilization, Gender, History, Resilience, Social Commentary, Feminist Perspective“It's what I was born for, isn't it? If I don't go, why am I alive?” Orson Scott Card
Purpose, Destiny, Existentialism, Duty, Self-questioning, Life Meaning
Orson Scott Card Purpose, Destiny, Existentialism, Duty, Self-questioning, Life Meaning“I'm neutral on lying, seeing as how there's times when the truth just hurts people.” Orson Scott Card
Lying, Truth, Morality, Pragmatism, Ethical Relativism, Social Interaction
Orson Scott Card Lying, Truth, Morality, Pragmatism, Ethical Relativism, Social Interaction“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