The only way to learn is by changing your mind.
Orson Scott Card
Learning, Change, Growth, Open-mindedness, Intellectual Flexibility, Personal Development
Orson Scott Card’s Quotes On Topics
Patience | Hobby | Ignorance | Military Tactics | Inner Strength | Evil | Emotional Equilibrium | Implicit Understanding | Ironic Reliability | Human Decency | Self-improvement | Prediction | Emotional Balance | False Pride | Duty | Contest | Procrastination | Finality | Fairness | Stability | More
More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“Parents always make their worst mistakes with their oldest children. That's when parents know the least and care the most, so they're more likely to be wrong and also more likely to insist that they're right.” Orson Scott Card
Parenting, Mistakes, Learning, Stubbornness, Care, Family Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Parenting, Mistakes, Learning, Stubbornness, Care, Family Dynamics“A duel is just two murders who agree to take turns trying to kill each other.” Orson Scott Card
Violence, Agreement, Morality, Perspective, Social Critique, Dark Humor
Orson Scott Card Violence, Agreement, Morality, Perspective, Social Critique, Dark Humor“So the whole war is because we can't talk to each other.” Orson Scott Card
Communication, War, Misunderstanding, Conflict, Language Barriers, Interpersonal Relations
Orson Scott Card Communication, War, Misunderstanding, Conflict, Language Barriers, Interpersonal Relations“The only teacher that's worth anything to you is your enemy.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Adversity, Growth, Enemies, Self Improvement, Unconventional Wisdom
Orson Scott Card Learning, Adversity, Growth, Enemies, Self Improvement, Unconventional Wisdom“We need you to help us figure out how you can help us.” Orson Scott Card
Assistance, Confusion, Circular Logic, Communication, Problem Solving, Bureaucracy
Orson Scott Card Assistance, Confusion, Circular Logic, Communication, Problem Solving, Bureaucracy“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“The lives of all people flow through time, and, regardless of how brutal one moment may be, how filled with grief or pain or fear, time flows through all lives equally.” Orson Scott Card
Time, Suffering, Equality, Life, Perspective, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Time, Suffering, Equality, Life, Perspective, Philosophical Observation“Perhaps every writer who thoroughly creates a fictional world will inevitably create a mirror of his own time and yet also create a world that no one else but him has ever visited...” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Creativity, Reflection, Imagination, Uniqueness, Artistic Creation
Orson Scott Card Writing, Creativity, Reflection, Imagination, Uniqueness, Artistic Creation“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 want to make me the best soldier possible. Go down and look at the standings. Look at the all-time standings. So far you're doing an excellent job with me. Congratulations. Now when are you going to put me up against a good army?” Orson Scott Card
Ambition, Challenge, Competition, Excellence, Self-confidence, Military Training
Orson Scott Card Ambition, Challenge, Competition, Excellence, Self-confidence, Military Training“I have hope for you, if only because you're the only one left to hope for.” Orson Scott Card
Hope, Desperation, Last Resort, Encouragement, Relationship, Emotional Investment
Orson Scott Card Hope, Desperation, Last Resort, Encouragement, Relationship, Emotional Investment“Isn't it possible, he wondered, for one person to love another without trying to own each other? Or is that buried so deep in our genes that we can never get it out? Territoriality.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Possession, Relationships, Genetics, Human Nature, Emotional Freedom
Orson Scott Card Love, Possession, Relationships, Genetics, Human Nature, Emotional Freedom“If he was a good man, how could he leave me? So he must not be a good man. But if he isn't good, then why does it hurt so much to lose him?” Orson Scott Card
Love, Morality, Loss, Pain, Cognitive Dissonance, Emotional Reasoning
Orson Scott Card Love, Morality, Loss, Pain, Cognitive Dissonance, Emotional Reasoning“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“I am a creature of chemicals.” Orson Scott Card
Chemicals, Identity, Biology, Self-perception, Scientific Reductionism, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Chemicals, Identity, Biology, Self-perception, Scientific Reductionism, Human Nature“The snake began to unweave itself from the rug again, only this time Ender did not hesitate. He stepped on the head of the snake and crushed it under his foot. It writhed and twisted under him, and in response he twisted and ground it deeper into the stone floor. Finally it was still. Ender picked it up and shook it, until it unwove itself and the pattern in the rug was gone. Then, still dragging the snake behind him, he began to look for a way out.” Orson Scott Card
Decisiveness, Action, Destruction, Symbolism, Transformation, Escape
Orson Scott Card Decisiveness, Action, Destruction, Symbolism, Transformation, Escape“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“I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many values that I hold to be important to America's role as a light among nations. But there are no values that matter to me that will not be gravely endangered if we lose this war.” Orson Scott Card
Politics, War, Values, America, National Identity, Moral Priorities
Orson Scott Card Politics, War, Values, America, National Identity, Moral Priorities