We need you to help us figure out how you can help us.
Orson Scott Card
Assistance, Confusion, Circular Logic, Communication, Problem Solving, Bureaucracy
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“The only people who ever prize purity of ignorance are those who profit from a monopoly on knowledge.” Orson Scott Card
Ignorance, Knowledge, Power, Profit, Intellectual Monopoly, Social Control
Orson Scott Card Ignorance, Knowledge, Power, Profit, Intellectual Monopoly, Social Control“This is what historians usually do, quibble about cause and effect when the point is, there are times when the world is in flux and the right voice in the right place can move the world. Thomas Paine and Ben Franklin, for instance. Bismark. Lenin.” Orson Scott Card
History, Influence, Change, Flux, World Events, Historical Perspective
Orson Scott Card History, Influence, Change, Flux, World Events, Historical Perspective“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“Thank you for this, Peter. For dry eyes and silent weeping. You taught me how to hide anything i felt. More than ever, i need that now.” Orson Scott Card
Emotional Control, Gratitude, Survival, Adaptation, Relationships, Psychological Defense
Orson Scott Card Emotional Control, Gratitude, Survival, Adaptation, Relationships, Psychological Defense“There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy show you where you are weak. Only the enemy shows you where he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. – Mazer Rackham.” Orson Scott Card
Enemy, Learning, Strategy, Weakness, Strength, Warfare
Orson Scott Card Enemy, Learning, Strategy, Weakness, Strength, Warfare“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“Since when do you have to tell the enemy when he has won.” Orson Scott Card
Strategy, Victory, Communication, Warfare, Deception, Psychological Warfare
Orson Scott Card Strategy, Victory, Communication, Warfare, Deception, Psychological Warfare“When you really know someone, you can't hate him.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Empathy, Knowledge, Hatred, Human Connection, Personal Insight
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Empathy, Knowledge, Hatred, Human Connection, Personal Insight“From now on, as far as you're concerned, Dink Meeker is God.' 'Then who are you?' 'The personnel officer who hired God.God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal – there's no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause.” Orson Scott Card
God, Free Will, Determinism, Humor, Philosophical Debate, Existential Questioning
Orson Scott Card God, Free Will, Determinism, Humor, Philosophical Debate, Existential Questioning“War was never so careful as to inflict suffering only where it was merited.” Orson Scott Card
War, Suffering, Justice, Innocence, Collateral Damage, Moral Complexity
Orson Scott Card War, Suffering, Justice, Innocence, Collateral Damage, Moral Complexity“The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Self Improvement, Error Correction
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Self Improvement, Error Correction“Until you know that you're tougher than the enemy, you maneuver, you don't commit to battle.” Orson Scott Card
Strategy, Warfare, Caution, Self Confidence, Tactical Thinking, Military Wisdom
Orson Scott Card Strategy, Warfare, Caution, Self Confidence, Tactical Thinking, Military Wisdom“A rustic setting always suggests fantasy; to suggest science fiction, you need sheet metal and plastic. You need rivets.” Orson Scott Card
Fantasy, Science, Setting, Genre, Literary Aesthetics, Narrative Technique
Orson Scott Card Fantasy, Science, Setting, Genre, Literary Aesthetics, Narrative Technique“We have to go. I'm almost happy here.” Orson Scott Card
Departure, Contentment, Duty, Conflict, Bittersweet, Personal Sacrifice
Orson Scott Card Departure, Contentment, Duty, Conflict, Bittersweet, Personal Sacrifice“Your work is first, learning is first, winning is everything because without it there is nothing.” Orson Scott Card
Priorities, Learning, Success, Ambition, Life Philosophy, Competitive Drive
Orson Scott Card Priorities, Learning, Success, Ambition, Life Philosophy, Competitive Drive“A library is the first step of a thousand journeys, portal to a thousand worlds.” Orson Scott Card
Library, Knowledge, Journey, Exploration, Imagination, Literary Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Library, Knowledge, Journey, Exploration, Imagination, Literary Metaphor“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“If it isn't a wonderful story first, who cares how "important" it is?” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Importance, Quality, Priority, Narrative Value, Literary Merit
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Importance, Quality, Priority, Narrative Value, Literary Merit