There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane.
Orson Scott Card
Controversial Opinion, Film Criticism, Comparison, Exaggeration, Artistic Value, Popular Culture
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Cognitive Approach | Alien Minds | Restraint | Unintended Consequences | Association | Voting | Psychological Tactics | Parenthood | Emotional Equilibrium | Personal Exploration | Impact | Personal Standard | Knowledge | Accuracy | Time Perspective | Cyclical Nature | Homesickness | Theological Questioning | Gender | Verbal Sparring | More
More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“The bones are hard and by themselves seem dead and stony, but by rooting into and pulling against the skeleton, the rest of the body carries out all the motions of life.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Structure, Interdependence, Biology, Metaphor, Vitality
Orson Scott Card Life, Structure, Interdependence, Biology, Metaphor, Vitality“I don't hate you, I love you, you're part of myself, you're my heart and when you go it's my heart torn out and carried away –.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Hate, Attachment, Loss, Emotional Pain, Self Identity
Orson Scott Card Love, Hate, Attachment, Loss, Emotional Pain, Self Identity“There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane.” Orson Scott Card
Controversial Opinion, Film Criticism, Comparison, Exaggeration, Artistic Value, Popular Culture
Orson Scott Card Controversial Opinion, Film Criticism, Comparison, Exaggeration, Artistic Value, Popular Culture“The future is a hundred thousand threads, but the past is a fabric that can never be rewoven.” Orson Scott Card
Future, Past, Possibilities, Change, Temporal Metaphor, Historical Immutability
Orson Scott Card Future, Past, Possibilities, Change, Temporal Metaphor, Historical Immutability“You underestimate yourself.” Orson Scott Card
Potential, Confidence, Encouragement, Self Doubt, Personal Growth, Self Perception
Orson Scott Card Potential, Confidence, Encouragement, Self Doubt, Personal Growth, Self Perception“Then the raft rocked, and she turned to see Ender calmly crushing the life out of the wasp with one finger. "These are a nasty breed," Ender said. "They sting you without waiting to be insulted first."” Orson Scott Card
Violence, Nature, Self-defense, Pragmatism, Character Insight, Metaphorical Observation
Orson Scott Card Violence, Nature, Self-defense, Pragmatism, Character Insight, Metaphorical Observation“Because never in my entire childhood did I feel like a child. I felt like a person all along – the same person that I am today.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Identity, Continuity, Personhood, Self-perception, Developmental Psychology
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Identity, Continuity, Personhood, Self-perception, Developmental Psychology“America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain the global order that allows democracy and prosperity to flourish.” Orson Scott Card
Empire, Responsibility, Democracy, Global Order, Reluctance, American Exceptionalism
Orson Scott Card Empire, Responsibility, Democracy, Global Order, Reluctance, American Exceptionalism“Death is not a tragedy to the one who dies; to have wasted the life before that death, that is the tragedy.” Orson Scott Card
Death, Tragedy, Life, Waste, Existential Perspective, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Death, Tragedy, Life, Waste, Existential Perspective, Philosophical Observation“Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Adulthood, Perception, Age, Societal Norms, Condescension
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Adulthood, Perception, Age, Societal Norms, Condescension“All the stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe.” Orson Scott Card
Belief, Truth, Perception, Narrative, Reality, Personal Choice
Orson Scott Card Belief, Truth, Perception, Narrative, Reality, Personal Choice“Oh no, real life is escape. The great terrors, the horrors – we hope – of your life come from reading fiction.” Orson Scott Card
Reality, Fiction, Escape, Fear, Imagination, Literary Impact
Orson Scott Card Reality, Fiction, Escape, Fear, Imagination, Literary Impact“Home is anywhere that you know all your friends and all your enemies.” Orson Scott Card
Home, Friendship, Enemies, Belonging, Social Awareness, Personal Definition
Orson Scott Card Home, Friendship, Enemies, Belonging, Social Awareness, Personal Definition“Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to.” Orson Scott Card
Community, Identity, Belonging, Social Definition, Personal Development, Collective Influence
Orson Scott Card Community, Identity, Belonging, Social Definition, Personal Development, Collective Influence“One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.” Orson Scott Card
Mind, Questions, Self-awareness, Creativity, Intellectual Growth, Cognitive Limitations
Orson Scott Card Mind, Questions, Self-awareness, Creativity, Intellectual Growth, Cognitive Limitations“I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.” Orson Scott Card
Creativity, Innovation, Problem-solving, Leadership, Unconventional Thinking, Strategic Planning
Orson Scott Card Creativity, Innovation, Problem-solving, Leadership, Unconventional Thinking, Strategic Planning“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“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“I know, you've been here a year, you think these people are normal. Well, they're not. WE'RE not. I look in the library, I call up books on my desk. Old ones, because they won't let us have anything new, but I've got a pretty good idea what children are, and we're not children. Children can lose sometimes, and nobody cares. Children aren't in armies, they aren't COMMANDERS, they don't rule over forty other kids, it's more than anybody can take and not get crazy.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Normalcy, Responsibility, Military, Pressure, Mental Health
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Normalcy, Responsibility, Military, Pressure, Mental Health