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
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“What I'm telling you is, there's some people who do things so bad it tears at the fabric of the world, and then there's some people so sweet and good that they can feel it when the world gets torn.” Orson Scott Card
Good, Evil, Sensitivity, Impact, Morality, Cosmic Balance
Orson Scott Card Good, Evil, Sensitivity, Impact, Morality, Cosmic Balance“Once you understand what people really want, you can't hate them anymore. You can fear them, but you can't hate them, because you can always find the same desires in your own heart.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Hate, Fear, Desire, Human Commonality, Emotional Insight
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Hate, Fear, Desire, Human Commonality, Emotional Insight“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“I'll become exactly the tool you want me to be, said Ender silently, but at least I wont be fooled into it. I'll do it because I choose to, not because you tricked me, you sly bastard.” Orson Scott Card
Manipulation, Choice, Awareness, Defiance, Self Determination, Psychological Resistance
Orson Scott Card Manipulation, Choice, Awareness, Defiance, Self Determination, Psychological Resistance“Your trust in rationality makes you irrational.” Orson Scott Card
Rationality, Trust, Irony, Paradox, Logical Fallacy, Self-deception
Orson Scott Card Rationality, Trust, Irony, Paradox, Logical Fallacy, Self-deception“If there's a problem, you fix it. You don't set up fences around it and make rules about how it should be fixed. You fix it.” Orson Scott Card
Problem Solving, Action, Bureaucracy, Efficiency, Responsibility, Pragmatism
Orson Scott Card Problem Solving, Action, Bureaucracy, Efficiency, Responsibility, Pragmatism“Personal humiliation was painful. Humiliation of one's family was much worse. Humiliation of one's social status was agony to bear. But humiliation of one's nation was the most excruciating of human miseries.” Orson Scott Card
Humiliation, Family, Society, Nation, Personal Pride, Social Hierarchy
Orson Scott Card Humiliation, Family, Society, Nation, Personal Pride, Social Hierarchy“We live in a time when moderates are treated worse than extremists, being punished as if they were more fanatical than the actual fanatics.” Orson Scott Card
Moderation, Extremism, Politics, Society, Ideological Polarization, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Moderation, Extremism, Politics, Society, Ideological Polarization, Social Commentary“I was born with more power inside myself than I ever dreamed. But along with it there came no more sense than any other idiotic kid. Somewhere along in here I need to grow up into a man I can stand to live with. A man who doesn't just survive, but deserves to.” Orson Scott Card
Power, Growth, Maturity, Survival, Self Reflection, Personal Development
Orson Scott Card Power, Growth, Maturity, Survival, Self Reflection, Personal Development“You get all the pleasures of the puppeteer.” Orson Scott Card
Control, Manipulation, Pleasure, Power, Puppet Master, Hidden Influence
Orson Scott Card Control, Manipulation, Pleasure, Power, Puppet Master, Hidden Influence“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“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“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“Once you get a brother, you don't give him up easy.” Orson Scott Card
Brotherhood, Loyalty, Family, Bonds, Sibling Relationships, Commitment
Orson Scott Card Brotherhood, Loyalty, Family, Bonds, Sibling Relationships, Commitment“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“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“The funny thing was, you see, that Mike Fink didn't think of himself as a murderer. He thought of life as a contest, and dying was what happened to those who came out second best, but it wasn't the same as murder, it was a fair fight.” Orson Scott Card
Murder, Contest, Perspective, Morality, Self-perception, Ethical Relativism
Orson Scott Card Murder, Contest, Perspective, Morality, Self-perception, Ethical Relativism“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