Stupidity Quotes by Orson Scott Card

9 Stupidity quotes by Orson Scott Card

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Orson Scott Card’s nine observations on stupidity deliver clear, pointed commentary that mirrors his narrative precision. This brief set provides a quick window into his critical take on human missteps.

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“He committed the crime of stupidity while under my command," said Citizen. "Oh my," said Rigg. "They're handing out the death penalty…

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But I fear that I also underestimate the stupidity of the rest of mankind. Are we absolutely sure that we ought to…

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“And anyway most people are idiots. They don’t care about the why. They only care about what threatens them.”

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And then he thought: Is this how idiots rationalize their stupidity to themselves?

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“And you're the one who thought it was too risky to go through a gate." "That's why we're such a great team,"…

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Whether he likes it or not, [he] cannot remain incognito forever. He has outraged too many wise men and pleased too many…

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Ender stepped under the water and rinsed himself, took the sweat of combat and let it run down the drain. All gone,…

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“Nero, you are an example to all the children on this shuttle. Because most of them are so foolish, they think it…

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“Hive Queen: They never know anything. They don't have enough years in their little lives to come to an understanding of anything…

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“You underestimate yourself.”

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We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.

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I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth:…

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“Why did he hesitate? He finally admitted to himself that he was like an American child who was almost completely certain about Santa Claus,…

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“I don't know of a soul who doesn't maintain two separate lists of doctrines - the ones they believe they believe; and the ones…

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Good people do not let others suffer needlessly.

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“The devil?” Jason heaved the tick over his shoulder like a collier with his sack. “Satan. The adversary. The enemy of the plan of…

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“What we've done is make the categories of science fiction and fantasy larger, freer, and more inclusive than any other genre of contemporary literature.…

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Where ideas are real and reality is shadow.

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“Ender, for the past few months you have been the battle commander of our fleets. This was the Third Invasion. There were no games,…

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Science fiction is about what could be but isn't; fantasy is about what couldn't be.

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Knowledge is just opinion that you trust enough to act upon.

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“Of course they accused Marcão of having done it without provocation—that’s the way of torturers of every age, to put the blame on the…

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“Civilization is only a pretense; in the crisis, we become mere apes again, forgetting the rational biped of our pretensions and becoming instead the…

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“Where did this whole thing begin? If what we think of as reality is just a pattern that somebody brought Outside, and the universe…

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