Sometimes good people have to do terrible things.
Orson Scott Card
Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma, Good Vs Evil, Difficult Choices, Moral Complexity
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“It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead.” Orson Scott Card
Evil, Foresight, Downfall, Consequences, Moral Failure, Short Sightedness
Orson Scott Card Evil, Foresight, Downfall, Consequences, Moral Failure, Short Sightedness“When you really know somebody you can't hate them. Or maybe it's just that you can't really know them until you stop hating them.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Hate, Understanding, Relationships, Emotional Barriers, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Hate, Understanding, Relationships, Emotional Barriers, Personal Growth“They prayed for it, they want it, but when they got it, they complained.” Orson Scott Card
Human Nature, Satisfaction, Desire, Irony, Expectations, Ingratitude
Orson Scott Card Human Nature, Satisfaction, Desire, Irony, Expectations, Ingratitude“Science Fiction has rivets, fantasy has trees.” Orson Scott Card
Genre, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Distinction, Metaphorical Description, Creative Writing
Orson Scott Card Genre, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Literary Distinction, Metaphorical Description, Creative Writing“Sometimes you have to trust people enough to let them succeed and love them enough to let them fail.” Orson Scott Card
Trust, Love, Success, Failure, Personal Growth, Leadership
Orson Scott Card Trust, Love, Success, Failure, Personal Growth, Leadership“If he did not speak his tale, it grew dank and musty, it shrank inside him, while with the telling the tale stayed fresh and virtuous.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Expression, Memory, Psychology, Communication, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Expression, Memory, Psychology, Communication, Personal Growth“If you did not in your own mind distinguish between useful and erroneous information, then you were not learning at all, you were merely replacing ignorance with false belief, which was no improvement.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Information, Ignorance, Belief, Critical Thinking, False Knowledge
Orson Scott Card Learning, Information, Ignorance, Belief, Critical Thinking, False Knowledge“When you have wisdom that another person knows that he needs, you give it freely. But when the other person doesn't yet know that he needs your wisdom you keep it to yourself. Food only looks good to a hungry man.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Teaching, Timing, Knowledge, Perception, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Teaching, Timing, Knowledge, Perception, Human Nature“In all my study of history, I have never found a time or place I would rather have lived than now.” Orson Scott Card
History, Contentment, Present, Preference, Time Perspective, Historical Context
Orson Scott Card History, Contentment, Present, Preference, Time Perspective, Historical Context“That is the ultimate power, to stare death in the face and be unafraid.” Orson Scott Card
Death, Power, Fear, Courage, Existential Strength, Psychological Fortitude
Orson Scott Card Death, Power, Fear, Courage, Existential Strength, Psychological Fortitude“No point in getting emotional about anything. Being emotional didn't help with survival. What mattered was to learn everything, analyze the situation, choose a course of action, and then move boldly. Know, think, choose, do.” Orson Scott Card
Emotions, Survival, Analysis, Action, Decision-making, Pragmatic Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Emotions, Survival, Analysis, Action, Decision-making, Pragmatic Philosophy“Why else do we read fiction, anyway? Not to be impressed by somebody's dazzling language – or at least I hope that's not our reason. I think that most of us read these stories that we know are not 'true' because we're hungry for another kind of truth: The mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define our own identity, and the most specific truth of all: our own self-story.” Orson Scott Card
Fiction, Truth, Human Nature, Identity, Self-discovery, Literary Purpose
Orson Scott Card Fiction, Truth, Human Nature, Identity, Self-discovery, Literary Purpose“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“Think in the morning, Act in the noon, Eat in the evening, Sleep in the night. Too late for thinking now. Too early for eating.” Orson Scott Card
Routine, Timing, Productivity, Daily Rhythm, Wisdom, Life Balance
Orson Scott Card Routine, Timing, Productivity, Daily Rhythm, Wisdom, Life Balance“A good commander, thought Ender, doesn't have to make stupid threats.” Orson Scott Card
Leadership, Wisdom, Communication, Strategy, Respect, Effective Management
Orson Scott Card Leadership, Wisdom, Communication, Strategy, Respect, Effective Management“Before we are citizens, he thought, we are children, and it is as children that we come to understand freedom and authority, liberty and duty. I have done my duty. I have bowed to authority. Mostly. And now, like Russia, I can set aside those burdens for a little while and see what happens.” Orson Scott Card
Citizenship, Childhood, Freedom, Authority, Duty, Personal Exploration
Orson Scott Card Citizenship, Childhood, Freedom, Authority, Duty, Personal Exploration“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“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
Orson Scott Card Integrity, Systems, Responsibility, Effectiveness, Human Factor, Organizational Success