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Mind Quotes by Orson Scott Card
- One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.
- Never mind that the story had turned out to be lies and foolishness—there was always folks stupid enough to say, Where there's smoke there's fire,…
- Whether he likes it or not, [he] cannot remain incognito forever. He has outraged too many wise men and pleased too many fools to hide…
- You take a step, then another. That's the journey. But to take a step with your eyes open is not a journey at all, it's…
- The only way to learn is by changing your mind.
- The story itself, the true story, is the one that the audience members create in their minds, guided and shaped by my text, but then…
- Twisted and perverse are the ways of the human mind," Jane intoned. "Pinocchio was such a dolt to try to become a real boy. He…
- In order to learn, one must change one's mind.
- But when it comes to human beings, the only type of cause that matters is final cause, the purpose. What a person had in mind.…
- Are you all right, Sir?" asked Hezekiah. "Just fighting over old battles in my mind," said John. "It's the problem with age. You have all…
- If you did not in your own mind distinguish between useful and erroneous information, then you were not learning at all, you were merely replacing…
- The tribe is whatever we believe it is. If we say the tribe is all the Little Ones in the forest, and all the trees,…
- It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud.
- There was no doubt now in Ender's mind. There was no help for him. Whatever he faced, now and forever, no on ewould save him…
- Writer’s block is my unconscious mind telling me that something I’ve just written is either unbelievable or unimportant to me, and I solve it by…
- The criminal misuse of time was pointing out the mistakes. Catching them―noticing them―that was essential. If you did not in your own mind distinguish between…
- People above you, they never want to share power with you. Why you look to them? They give you nothing. People below you, you give…
More Mind Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. — Aristotle
- Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
- The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle
- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. — Aristotle
- Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind… — Aristotle