Orson Scott Card Quotes

You have to experience life, make observations, and ask questions.

I am writing to make sure that kids don't lose very important traits like curiosity that can drive social change because oftentimes I think parents emphasise more on doing well in school, which is important, but perhaps that sometimes comes at the cost of a child's natural curiosity.

It's sort of a mental attitude about critical thinking and curiosity. It's about mindset of looking at the world in a playful and curious and creative way.

Looking back, I realize that nurturing curiosity and the instinct to seek solutions are perhaps the most important contributions education can make.

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!

I think it's necessary to let kids get bored once in a while - that's how they learn to be creative.

If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which you are exposed.

I was the youngest child. I got to be myself and ask stupid questions because I was the youngest. It is so important to listen to the questions children have and reward them for the wondrous questions they ask.

The most important thing is to live an interesting life. Keep your eyes, ears and heart open. Talk to people and visit interesting places, and don't forget to ask questions. To be a writer you need to drink in the world around you so it's always there in your head.

I like feeling my way into different minds and experiences. It comes naturally and always has.

I like to write about questions that interest me, not the conclusions I've come to.

Children have such vibrant minds. They need to play. They need to be creative. They need to imagine. It's so important for their sense of self discovery. And it helps them learn problem-solving.

Listen and watch the world around you. Don't be satisfied with answers others give you.

The impulse to dream was slowly beaten out of me by experience. Now it surged up again and I hungered for books, new ways of looking and seeing.

There are no sure answers, only better questions.

If you're interested in something, do some more research and don't be afraid to ask questions. At the very worst you're going to know more than you did at the start of the day.

Any educated person recognizes that curiosity and creativity aren't just important; they are among the essential human activities.

Asking is the first step in the Creative Process, so make it a habit to ask.

As I write, invariably I encounter more questions and answer those as I go.

Sometimes, the best answer is a more interesting question.

In an era of parental paranoia, lawsuit mania and testing frenzy, we are failing to inspire our children's curiosity, creativity, and imagination. We are denying them opportunities to tinker, discover, and explore - in short, to play.

As a kid, I remember taking apart whatever I could get my hands on.

I believe that curiosity, wonder and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers; that restlessness and discontent are vital things; and that intense experience and suffering instruct us in ways that less intense emotions can never do.

Since I was a child, I started to ask very difficult questions; even my family was telling me all the time, 'You're a very difficult person, and we were having trouble answering your questions. Why are you asking so many questions?'

I really like questions. I like people who write scripts because they're asking questions, not because they're giving answers. It's something that I look for.