Orson Scott Card Quotes

No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart.

A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something worse than ugly.

A good heart is the sun and the moon; or, rather, the sun and not the moon, for it shines bright and never changes.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

You can be the greatest guy in the world but if you ain't got no heart, you ain't gonna survive.

I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.

Hollywood is full of beautiful people - but who knows how many are beautiful inside?

It's all about humanity, humility, and integrity.

Never esteem men on account of their riches or their station. Respect goodness, find it where you may.

What I respect about my dad is he comes forth, and he tells the truth, and he's a very honorable person. I respect him a lot. He, I know deep down, has a good heart.

Good nature will always supply the absence of beauty; but beauty cannot supply the absence of good nature.

Weighing too much on someone's talent and not someone's personality. I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.

If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high.

Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.

A great smile is a wonderful asset, but a good heart is pure gold.

The greatness of a person lies in his heart, not in his head; that is intellect.

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.

I think it's just important to not judge people based on their physicality because it's really about personality and people's hearts and souls. That's what drew me to Audrey Hepburn who is kind of like my icon.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward.

I think it's extremely difficult consistently being a decent human being.

A person however learned and qualified in his life's work in whom gratitude is absent, is devoid of that beauty of character which makes personality fragrant.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

It's wrong for a guy to have no personality, no heart. Because I don't care about style or money.

Being a good person and fair person is very important in life, I think.