People talk about fools counting chickens before they hatch. That's nothing. We name them.
Orson Scott Card
Optimism, Planning, Humor, Relationships, Expectations, Future Thinking
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“A broken clock is right two times a day.” Orson Scott Card
Proverb, Accuracy, Time, Irony, Perspective, Imperfection
Orson Scott Card Proverb, Accuracy, Time, Irony, Perspective, Imperfection“That is the tragedy of language, my friend. Those who know each other only through symbolic representations are forced to imagine each other. And because their imagination is imperfect, they are often wrong.” Orson Scott Card
Language, Communication, Misunderstanding, Imagination, Symbolic Interaction, Perceptual Limitations
Orson Scott Card Language, Communication, Misunderstanding, Imagination, Symbolic Interaction, Perceptual Limitations“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“Love is finding that the things you like best about yourself are not in you at all, but in the person who completes you.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Self Discovery, Relationships, Completion, Personal Growth, Romantic Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Love, Self Discovery, Relationships, Completion, Personal Growth, Romantic Philosophy“In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. 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, Enemy, Love, Defeat, Emotional Paradox, Empathetic Insight
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Enemy, Love, Defeat, Emotional Paradox, Empathetic Insight“With life. Rooter says that life is how God gives purpose to the universe.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Purpose, God, Universe, Philosophical Perspective, Existential Meaning
Orson Scott Card Life, Purpose, God, Universe, Philosophical Perspective, Existential Meaning“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“Please don't disillusion me. I haven't had breakfast yet.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Disillusionment, Morning, Cynicism, Self Preservation, Emotional State
Orson Scott Card Humor, Disillusionment, Morning, Cynicism, Self Preservation, Emotional State“You take a step, then another. That's the journey. But to take a step with your eyes open is not a journey at all, it's a remaking of your own mind.” Orson Scott Card
Journey, Awareness, Self-discovery, Transformation, Personal Growth, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Journey, Awareness, Self-discovery, Transformation, Personal Growth, Philosophical Perspective“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“Before we are citizens, we are children, and it is as children that we come to understand freedom and authority, liberty and duty.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Citizenship, Freedom, Duty, Socialization, Political Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Citizenship, Freedom, Duty, Socialization, Political Philosophy“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“We don't admit it to ourselves, not until the very moment of death, but in that moment, we see all life before us and we understand how we chose, every day of our lives, the manner of our death.” Orson Scott Card
Death, Life Choices, Self Awareness, Mortality, Responsibility, Existential Reflection
Orson Scott Card Death, Life Choices, Self Awareness, Mortality, Responsibility, Existential Reflection“The only people who ever prize purity of ignorance are those who profit from a monopoly on knowledge.” Orson Scott Card
Ignorance, Knowledge, Power, Profit, Intellectual Monopoly, Social Control
Orson Scott Card Ignorance, Knowledge, Power, Profit, Intellectual Monopoly, Social Control“Then he was done. He pulled away, rolled onto his back. "I'm sorry," he said. "You're welcome," she said. She believed in answering what people meant, not what they said.” Orson Scott Card
Communication, Understanding, Intimacy, Subtext, Relationships, Emotional Intelligence
Orson Scott Card Communication, Understanding, Intimacy, Subtext, Relationships, Emotional Intelligence“We're going to make him the best military commander in history. And then put the fate of the world on his shoulders.” Orson Scott Card
Leadership, Responsibility, Destiny, Pressure, Ambition, Moral Burden
Orson Scott Card Leadership, Responsibility, Destiny, Pressure, Ambition, Moral Burden“Love is random; fear is inevitable.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Fear, Randomness, Inevitability, Emotions, Human Experience
Orson Scott Card Love, Fear, Randomness, Inevitability, Emotions, Human Experience“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“Poke gave him life. Ender gave it meaning.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Meaning, Influence, Purpose, Relationships, Personal Impact
Orson Scott Card Life, Meaning, Influence, Purpose, Relationships, Personal Impact“Just because the only way you can maintain control over your bodily passions is to sit straight in your chair, knees together, hands delicately arranged in our lap, fingers tightly intertwined, does not mean that I am required to do the same.” Orson Scott Card
Control, Passion, Individuality, Conformity, Self Expression, Social Norms
Orson Scott Card Control, Passion, Individuality, Conformity, Self Expression, Social Norms