We may be young, but we're not powerless. We play by their rules long enough, and it becomes our game.
Orson Scott Card
Youth, Power, Rules, Adaptation, Strategic Patience, Generational Shift
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“Here are our failures, and here is our greatness; we did not mean to hurt you, and we forgive you for our death.” Orson Scott Card
Failure, Greatness, Forgiveness, Death, Reconciliation, Moral Complexity
Orson Scott Card Failure, Greatness, Forgiveness, Death, Reconciliation, Moral Complexity“It's simple. Nothing exists except in relation to something else.” Orson Scott Card
Philosophy, Relativity, Existence, Perception, Interconnectedness, Metaphysics
Orson Scott Card Philosophy, Relativity, Existence, Perception, Interconnectedness, Metaphysics“It's all just fictions anyway. We do what we do and then we make up reasons for it afterward but they're never the true reasons, the truth is always just out of reach.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Rationalization, Human Nature, Self-deception, Philosophy, Psychological Insight
Orson Scott Card Truth, Rationalization, Human Nature, Self-deception, Philosophy, Psychological Insight“Remember, I'm the only person her who's paid to be nice to you. But not too nice. Give me any lip and I'll break your face. OK?” Orson Scott Card
Authority, Threat, Professionalism, Boundaries, Humor, Power Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Authority, Threat, Professionalism, Boundaries, Humor, Power Dynamics“If only we were wiser or better people, perhaps the gods would explain to us the mad, unbearable things they do.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Morality, Divinity, Suffering, Human Limitations, Theological Questioning
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Morality, Divinity, Suffering, Human Limitations, Theological Questioning“I have to win this now, and for all time, or I'll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse.” Orson Scott Card
Victory, Determination, Struggle, Persistence, Finality, Psychological Battle
Orson Scott Card Victory, Determination, Struggle, Persistence, Finality, Psychological Battle“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“I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father.” Orson Scott Card
Fatherhood, Legacy, Family, Memory, Parental Love, Self Reflection
Orson Scott Card Fatherhood, Legacy, Family, Memory, Parental Love, Self Reflection“Bean could see the hunger in their eyes. Not the regular hunger, for food, but the real hunger, the deep hunger, for family, for love, for belonging.” Orson Scott Card
Hunger, Longing, Family, Love, Belonging, Human Needs
Orson Scott Card Hunger, Longing, Family, Love, Belonging, Human Needs“There are times when you have to defend yourself or someone else against relentless evil. And some of those times the only defense that has any hope of succeeding is a one-time use of brutal, devastating force. At such times good people act brutally.” Orson Scott Card
Defense, Evil, Violence, Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma
Orson Scott Card Defense, Evil, Violence, Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma“My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer.” Orson Scott Card
Education, Theatre, Career, Ambition, Artistic Training, Personal History
Orson Scott Card Education, Theatre, Career, Ambition, Artistic Training, Personal History“A real god doesn't care about control. A real god already has control of everything that needs controlling. Real gods would want to teach you how to be just like them.” Orson Scott Card
Religion, Control, Divinity, Teaching, Empowerment, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Religion, Control, Divinity, Teaching, Empowerment, Philosophical Perspective“Any decent person who knows what warfare is can never go into battle with a whole heart.” Orson Scott Card
Warfare, Morality, Conscience, Conflict, Human Nature, Ethical Dilemma
Orson Scott Card Warfare, Morality, Conscience, Conflict, Human Nature, Ethical Dilemma“Isn't that what it means to be civilized? That you can wait to get what you want?” Orson Scott Card
Civilization, Patience, Desire, Restraint, Social Evolution, Delayed Gratification
Orson Scott Card Civilization, Patience, Desire, Restraint, Social Evolution, Delayed Gratification“I've learned all I'm ever going to learn from you.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Relationships, Growth, Finality, Personal Development, Knowledge Limits
Orson Scott Card Learning, Relationships, Growth, Finality, Personal Development, Knowledge Limits“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“Maybe it isn't based on what you deserve. Maybe it's based on what you need.” Orson Scott Card
Deserving, Needs, Justice, Fairness, Compassion, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Deserving, Needs, Justice, Fairness, Compassion, Philosophical Perspective“We do what we must to earn our place in the community, but we live for the hours at home. For each other, for the children. It will never get me written up in the history books.” Orson Scott Card
Community, Family, Priorities, Sacrifice, Personal Fulfillment, Historical Insignificance
Orson Scott Card Community, Family, Priorities, Sacrifice, Personal Fulfillment, Historical Insignificance