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
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“Isolation is the optimum environment for creativity.” Orson Scott Card
Creativity, Isolation, Environment, Artistic Process, Solitude, Inspiration
Orson Scott Card Creativity, Isolation, Environment, Artistic Process, Solitude, Inspiration“Ender had come to feel a unity so strong that the word "we" came to his lips much more easily than "I."” Orson Scott Card
Unity, Identity, Community, Belonging, Transformation, Collective Consciousness
Orson Scott Card Unity, Identity, Community, Belonging, Transformation, Collective Consciousness“Mazer, i don't want to keep dreaming these things. I'm afraid to sleep. I keep thinking of things i don't want to remember. My whole life keeps playing out as if i were a recorder and someone else wanted to watch the most terrible parts of my life.” Orson Scott Card
Trauma, Memories, Fear, Sleep, Unwanted Recollections, Psychological Distress
Orson Scott Card Trauma, Memories, Fear, Sleep, Unwanted Recollections, Psychological Distress“I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to live through at least a few more.” Orson Scott Card
Time, Existence, Mortality, Gratitude, Hope, Self Reflection
Orson Scott Card Time, Existence, Mortality, Gratitude, Hope, Self Reflection“A weak King must be what other Kings have been; a strong King is himself, and from then on the meaning of the name of King is changed.” Orson Scott Card
Leadership, Strength, Identity, Change, Royal Legacy, Individual Impact
Orson Scott Card Leadership, Strength, Identity, Change, Royal Legacy, Individual Impact“The story is one that you and I will construct together in your memory. If the story means anything to you at all, then when you remember it afterward, think of it, not as something I created, but rather as something that we made together.” Orson Scott Card
Story, Memory, Collaboration, Meaning, Shared Creation, Reader Engagement
Orson Scott Card Story, Memory, Collaboration, Meaning, Shared Creation, Reader Engagement“It is the essence of dignity to pretend to desire what you cannot prevent.” Orson Scott Card
Dignity, Desire, Acceptance, Stoicism, Self Control, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Dignity, Desire, Acceptance, Stoicism, Self Control, Philosophical Observation“I spend all my time thinking things through. It's acting on my thoughts that gets tricky. Which ones should I act on, and which ones should I ignore?” Orson Scott Card
Overthinking, Decision Making, Action, Inaction, Self Doubt, Mental Processes
Orson Scott Card Overthinking, Decision Making, Action, Inaction, Self Doubt, Mental Processes“These children had never looked death in the face and then chosen to live anyway.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Death, Choice, Resilience, Innocence, Life Experience
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Death, Choice, Resilience, Innocence, Life Experience“If you could make them feel as you can make me feel, then perhaps they could forgive you.” Orson Scott Card
Empathy, Forgiveness, Emotion, Understanding, Interpersonal Relationships, Emotional Impact
Orson Scott Card Empathy, Forgiveness, Emotion, Understanding, Interpersonal Relationships, Emotional Impact“Two sides of the same coin, but which side is which?” Orson Scott Card
Duality, Perspective, Ambiguity, Identity, Moral Complexity, Philosophical Question
Orson Scott Card Duality, Perspective, Ambiguity, Identity, Moral Complexity, Philosophical Question“I am a creature of chemicals.” Orson Scott Card
Chemicals, Identity, Biology, Self-perception, Scientific Reductionism, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Chemicals, Identity, Biology, Self-perception, Scientific Reductionism, Human Nature“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“When you have wisdom that another person knows that he needs, you give it freely. But when the other person doesn't yet know that he needs your wisdom you keep it to yourself. Food only looks good to a hungry man.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Teaching, Timing, Knowledge, Perception, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Teaching, Timing, Knowledge, Perception, Human Nature“I'm right here. This is who I really am. I'm not pretending.” Orson Scott Card
Authenticity, Identity, Honesty, Self Awareness, Presence, Genuineness
Orson Scott Card Authenticity, Identity, Honesty, Self Awareness, Presence, Genuineness“Once you duct-tape a Ziploc bag to a man's chest, there's no going back.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Absurdity, Commitment, Irreversibility, Bizarre Situation, Unexpected Consequences
Orson Scott Card Humor, Absurdity, Commitment, Irreversibility, Bizarre Situation, Unexpected Consequences“The ways of love are strange and hard: The love you want is always barred; The love you have you want to change. The ways of love are hard and strange.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Complexity, Desire, Change, Relationships, Poetic Observation
Orson Scott Card Love, Complexity, Desire, Change, Relationships, Poetic Observation“There is no harder job than parenting. There is no human relationship with such potential for great achievement and awful destructiveness, and despite all the experts who write about it, no one has the slightest idea whether any decision will be right or best or even not-horrible for any particular child. It is a job that simply cannot be done right.” Orson Scott Card
Parenting, Responsibility, Uncertainty, Potential, Child Rearing, Human Relationships
Orson Scott Card Parenting, Responsibility, Uncertainty, Potential, Child Rearing, Human Relationships