Life Lessons Quote by Orson Scott Card — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“America's intellectual community has never been very bright. Or honest. They're all sheep, following whatever the intellectual fashion of the decade happens to be. Demanding that everyone follow their dicta in lockstep. Everyone has to be open-minded and tolerant of the things they believe, but God forbid they should ever concede, even for a moment, that someone who disagrees with them might have some fingerhold of truth.”

“This emotion I'm feeling now, this is love, right?”

“But it was not the boyish grin she had known when he bounded along the low-gravity inner corridors of Battle School. This smile had weariness in it, and old fears long mastered but still present. It was the smile of wisdom.”

“Fatherhood to us was an act of passion, soon forgot; but not to Orem ap Avonap. Never guessing that the blond and happy farmer was no blood of his, Orem had taken a part of that simple man into himself and saved it for this time. At any time in the Palace he might run by, Youth on this shoulders or, as time went by, toddling along behind.”

“Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.”

“If this were a novel, I'd stop reading right now. I'd throw it across the room.”

“Surround yourself with those who seek victory, those who speak victory, and those who leap for victory. They are the ones who can inspire you to find your own victory.”

“You have to defy the odds and break the mould. Sweet victory is when you succeed after most people thought you wouldn't.”

“Never underestimate your ability to act and execute your well-thought-out plans. When you remain consistent with plans, you will attain success.”

“Sometimes, it’s easier to cry than to hide the tear, And better to fight than to live in fear. Sometimes, it’s fine to be clueless of what lies ahead, And ok to spend a sleepless night in bed. Sometimes, it’s alright to be foolish, to have said that ‘No’, And ok to have held on than letting it go. Sometimes, it’s not up to one to make the choice, Sometimes, it’s just life that rolls the dice…”

“I would rather have 1 amazing best friend than 100 decent regular friends. It's not about quantity, it's about quality.”