Science isn't done by consensus. It's done by rigorous testing.
Orson Scott Card
Science, Consensus, Testing, Methodology, Truth Seeking, Empirical Approach
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Tragedy | Society | Literary Distinction | Planning | Simplicity | Symbolic Interaction | Human Needs | Interpretation | Departure | Metaphorical Description | Human Nature | Inner Voice | Power | Power Of Narrative | Emotional Dependency | Hope | Self Defense | Value Redefinition | Social Criticism | Prediction | More
More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“The difference between raman and varelse is not in the creature judged, but in the creature judging. When we declare an alien species to be raman, it does not mean that they have passed a threshold of moral maturity. It means that we have.” Orson Scott Card
Judgment, Morality, Aliens, Perspective, Ethical Growth, Self-reflection
Orson Scott Card Judgment, Morality, Aliens, Perspective, Ethical Growth, Self-reflection“Nobody ever completely means what they say. Even when they think they're telling the truth, there's always something hidden behind their words.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Communication, Subtext, Human Nature, Deception, Self Awareness
Orson Scott Card Truth, Communication, Subtext, Human Nature, Deception, Self Awareness“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“You who speak languages, you are such liars.” Orson Scott Card
Language, Deception, Communication, Mistrust, Cultural Differences, Linguistic Criticism
Orson Scott Card Language, Deception, Communication, Mistrust, Cultural Differences, Linguistic Criticism“Make friends. Be a leader. Kiss butts if you have to, but if the other guys despise you-you know what I mean?” Orson Scott Card
Friendship, Leadership, Social Strategy, Pragmatism, Peer Relationships, Survival Advice
Orson Scott Card Friendship, Leadership, Social Strategy, Pragmatism, Peer Relationships, Survival Advice“I want to be the kind of boy you are, thought Bean. But I don't want to go through what you've been through to get there.” Orson Scott Card
Admiration, Growth, Suffering, Aspiration, Character Development, Empathy
Orson Scott Card Admiration, Growth, Suffering, Aspiration, Character Development, Empathy“We are like you; the thought pressed into his mind. We did not mean to murder, and when we understood, we never came again. We thought we were the only thinking beings in the universe, until we met you, but never did we dream that thought could arise from the lonely animals who cannot dream each other's dreams. How were we to know? We could live with you in peace. Believe us, believe us, believe us.” Orson Scott Card
Alien Communication, Misunderstanding, Empathy, Peace, First Contact, Interspecies Relations
Orson Scott Card Alien Communication, Misunderstanding, Empathy, Peace, First Contact, Interspecies Relations“Alai suddenly kissed Ender on the cheek and whispered in his ear, "Salaam." Then, red-faced, he turned away and walked to his own bed at the back of the barracks. Ender guessed that the kiss and the word were somehow forbidden. A suppressed religion, perhaps. Or maybe the word had some private and powerful meaning for Alai alone.” Orson Scott Card
Friendship, Culture, Religion, Intimacy, Secrecy, Cultural Differences
Orson Scott Card Friendship, Culture, Religion, Intimacy, Secrecy, Cultural Differences“Nights were so real that days began to seem dreamlike to him.” Orson Scott Card
Reality, Perception, Dreams, Consciousness, Psychological State, Altered Reality
Orson Scott Card Reality, Perception, Dreams, Consciousness, Psychological State, Altered Reality“That night Demosthenes published a scathing denunciation of the population limitation laws. People should be allowed to have as many children as they like, and the surplus population should be sent to other worlds, to spread mankind so far across the galaxy that no disaster, no invasion could ever threaten the human race with annihilation. "The most noble title any child can have," Demosthenes wrote, "is Third."” Orson Scott Card
Population Control, Freedom, Space Colonization, Survival, Political Commentary, Human Expansion
Orson Scott Card Population Control, Freedom, Space Colonization, Survival, Political Commentary, Human Expansion“What a waste of time to be posthumously famous.” Orson Scott Card
Fame, Mortality, Legacy, Priorities, Wasted Effort, Posthumous Recognition
Orson Scott Card Fame, Mortality, Legacy, Priorities, Wasted Effort, Posthumous Recognition“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“That is the Earth, he thought. Not a globe thousands of kilometers around, but a forest with a shining lake, a house hidden at the crest of the hill, high in the trees, a grassy slope leading upward from the water, fish leaping and birds strafing to take the bugs that lived at the border between water and sky. Earth was the constant noise of crickets and winds and birds. And the voice of one girl, who spoke to him out of his far-off childhood.” Orson Scott Card
Earth, Perspective, Nature, Memory, Childhood Nostalgia, Sensory Experience
Orson Scott Card Earth, Perspective, Nature, Memory, Childhood Nostalgia, Sensory Experience“This was done to you by men and women whose only desire was to enslave you; they have succeeded so well that you are proud of your slavery.” Orson Scott Card
Oppression, Manipulation, Freedom, Slavery, Indoctrination, False Pride
Orson Scott Card Oppression, Manipulation, Freedom, Slavery, Indoctrination, False Pride“In war, everyone has their chance to bleed.” Orson Scott Card
War, Blood, Equality, Opportunity, Shared Suffering, Universal Vulnerability
Orson Scott Card War, Blood, Equality, Opportunity, Shared Suffering, Universal Vulnerability“In a way she actually preferred Peter to other people because of this. He always acted out of intelligent self-interest.” Orson Scott Card
Preference, Intelligence, Self Interest, Human Nature, Relationships, Pragmatism
Orson Scott Card Preference, Intelligence, Self Interest, Human Nature, Relationships, Pragmatism“Working is hard and distracts from having fun.” Orson Scott Card
Work, Fun, Priorities, Laziness, Distraction, Life Balance
Orson Scott Card Work, Fun, Priorities, Laziness, Distraction, Life Balance“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