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
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“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“We care about moral issues, nobility, decency, happiness, goodness – the issues that matter in the real world, but which can only be addressed, in their purity, in fiction.” Orson Scott Card
Morality, Fiction, Reality, Idealism, Human Values, Literary Exploration
Orson Scott Card Morality, Fiction, Reality, Idealism, Human Values, Literary Exploration“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.” Orson Scott Card
Intelligence, Aliens, Consciousness, Loneliness, Dreams, Interspecies Communication
Orson Scott Card Intelligence, Aliens, Consciousness, Loneliness, Dreams, Interspecies Communication“In order to learn, one must change one's mind.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Change, Growth, Open-mindedness, Education, Personal Development
Orson Scott Card Learning, Change, Growth, Open-mindedness, Education, Personal Development“I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to live through at least a few more.” Orson Scott Card
Time, Existence, Mortality, Gratitude, Hope, Self Reflection
Orson Scott Card Time, Existence, Mortality, Gratitude, Hope, Self Reflection“Famous at high school is like being employee of the month at the sanitation department.” Orson Scott Card
Fame, Perspective, Humor, Youth, Relative Success, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Fame, Perspective, Humor, Youth, Relative Success, Social Commentary“You will learn to defeat the enemy.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Defeat, Enemy, Warfare, Determination, Military Training
Orson Scott Card Learning, Defeat, Enemy, Warfare, Determination, Military Training“Inside us there is a place that is our true self.” Orson Scott Card
Self, Truth, Inner, Identity, Personal Essence, Authentic Core
Orson Scott Card Self, Truth, Inner, Identity, Personal Essence, Authentic Core“I don't know a soul who doesn't maintain two separate lists of doctrines the ones that they believe that they believe; and the ones that they actually try to live by.” Orson Scott Card
Belief, Hypocrisy, Self Deception, Morality, Human Nature, Cognitive Dissonance
Orson Scott Card Belief, Hypocrisy, Self Deception, Morality, Human Nature, Cognitive Dissonance“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“The Maker is the one who is part of what he makes.” Orson Scott Card
Creation, Identity, Art, Philosophy, Craftsmanship, Divine Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Creation, Identity, Art, Philosophy, Craftsmanship, Divine Metaphor“Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Creativity, Discipline, Time, Productivity, Artistic Process
Orson Scott Card Writing, Creativity, Discipline, Time, Productivity, Artistic Process“Ender understood more than she said. Manipulation of gravity was one thing; deception by the officers was another; but the most important message was this: the adults are the enemy, not the other armies. They do not tell us the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Deception, Authority, Truth, Perception, Youth Vs Adults
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Deception, Authority, Truth, Perception, Youth Vs Adults“My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer.” Orson Scott Card
Preferences, Literature, Change, Indecision, Reading Habits, Personal Taste
Orson Scott Card Preferences, Literature, Change, Indecision, Reading Habits, Personal Taste“I carry the seeds of death within me and plant them wherever I linger long enough to love. My parents died so others could live; now I live, so others must die.” Orson Scott Card
Death, Love, Sacrifice, Legacy, Existential Burden, Cyclical Fate
Orson Scott Card Death, Love, Sacrifice, Legacy, Existential Burden, Cyclical Fate“They also knew that Ender trusted them to do as they judged best when he gave them no orders.” Orson Scott Card
Trust, Leadership, Autonomy, Judgment, Team Dynamics, Implicit Understanding
Orson Scott Card Trust, Leadership, Autonomy, Judgment, Team Dynamics, Implicit Understanding“Once you duct-tape a Ziploc bag to a man's chest, there's no going back.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Absurdity, Commitment, Irreversibility, Bizarre Situation, Unexpected Consequences
Orson Scott Card Humor, Absurdity, Commitment, Irreversibility, Bizarre Situation, Unexpected Consequences“I will love you forever, he thought. I am lying, he thought, and this time he was right.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Deception, Honesty, Self Awareness, Internal Conflict, Emotional Complexity
Orson Scott Card Love, Deception, Honesty, Self Awareness, Internal Conflict, Emotional Complexity