What else should you be? Human beings didn't evolve brains in order to lie around on lakes. Killing's the first thing we learned. And a good thing we did, or we'd be dead, and the tigers would own the earth.
Orson Scott Card
Evolution, Violence, Survival, Human Nature, Intelligence, Predation
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“Come in, Bean. Come in Julian Delphiki, longed-for child of good and loving parents. Come in, kidnapped child, hostage of fate. Come and talk to the Fates, who are playing such clever little games with your life.” Orson Scott Card
Fate, Destiny, Childhood, Manipulation, Life Journey, Mythological Allusion
Orson Scott Card Fate, Destiny, Childhood, Manipulation, Life Journey, Mythological Allusion“Just because you believe it doesn't make it so.” Orson Scott Card
Belief, Reality, Skepticism, Truth, Perception, Critical Thinking
Orson Scott Card Belief, Reality, Skepticism, Truth, Perception, Critical Thinking“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“Never take another human being to the third life, because we don't know how to go.” Orson Scott Card
Afterlife, Mystery, Caution, Spirituality, Ethical Dilemma, Unknown Realm
Orson Scott Card Afterlife, Mystery, Caution, Spirituality, Ethical Dilemma, Unknown Realm“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“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“People are never fair, even when they try to be. and few are the ones who try.” Orson Scott Card
Fairness, Human Nature, Effort, Cynicism, Social Observation, Moral Complexity
Orson Scott Card Fairness, Human Nature, Effort, Cynicism, Social Observation, Moral Complexity“It made Ender listen more carefully to what people meant, instead of what they said. It made him wise.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Communication, Understanding, Perception, Growth, Emotional Intelligence
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Communication, Understanding, Perception, Growth, Emotional Intelligence“A good commander, thought Ender, doesn't have to make stupid threats.” Orson Scott Card
Leadership, Wisdom, Communication, Strategy, Respect, Effective Management
Orson Scott Card Leadership, Wisdom, Communication, Strategy, Respect, Effective Management“There is no society that does not highly value fictional storytelling. Ever.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Culture, Universality, Fiction, Human Nature, Societal Values
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Culture, Universality, Fiction, Human Nature, Societal Values“Take me home, he said silently to Graff. In my dream you said you loved me. Take me home.” Orson Scott Card
Longing, Home, Love, Dreams, Childhood, Emotional Need
Orson Scott Card Longing, Home, Love, Dreams, Childhood, Emotional Need“The opposite of the happy ending is not actually the sad ending-the sad ending is sometimes the happy ending. The opposite of the happy ending is actually the unsatisfying ending.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Satisfaction, Expectations, Narrative Theory, Emotional Impact, Literary Criticism
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Satisfaction, Expectations, Narrative Theory, Emotional Impact, Literary Criticism“But always a giant, long before his body showed it.” Orson Scott Card
Potential, Growth, Perception, Destiny, Inner Strength, Latent Greatness
Orson Scott Card Potential, Growth, Perception, Destiny, Inner Strength, Latent Greatness“With false names, on the right nets, they could be anybody. Old men, middle-aged women, anybody, as long as they were careful about the way they wrote. All that anyone would see were the words, their ideas. Every citizen started equal, on the nets.” Orson Scott Card
Anonymity, Internet, Equality, Identity, Communication, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Anonymity, Internet, Equality, Identity, Communication, Social Commentary“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“Everybody dies. What matters is what you do between now and when it happens to you.” Orson Scott Card
Mortality, Purpose, Life Philosophy, Action, Meaning, Time
Orson Scott Card Mortality, Purpose, Life Philosophy, Action, Meaning, Time“It is in the turmoil of chaos that we discover what, if anything, we are.” Orson Scott Card
Chaos, Self-discovery, Adversity, Identity, Personal Growth, Existential Revelation
Orson Scott Card Chaos, Self-discovery, Adversity, Identity, Personal Growth, Existential Revelation“Being young is an 18 year prison sentence for a crime your parents committed. But you do get time off for good behavior.” Orson Scott Card
Youth, Parenthood, Humor, Freedom, Responsibility, Generational Conflict
Orson Scott Card Youth, Parenthood, Humor, Freedom, Responsibility, Generational Conflict