M.M. Scott Quotes

Death is not a tragedy to the one who dies; to have wasted the life before that death, that is the tragedy.

But Father has also taught him: Treat a man as if he had a fine reputation to protect, and he will usually endeavor to deserve it.

I'm not a liar, sir,' she said. "'No, I'm sure you sincerely become whatever it is you're pretending to be.

Where ideas are real and reality is shadow.

The most noble title any child can have, Demosthenes wrote, is Third.

It's easy to manipulate your children when they're absolutely sure you're stupid.

I stole their future from them; I can only being to repay by seeing what I can learn from their past.

It's all just fictions anyway. We do what we do and then we make up reasons for it afterward but they're never the true reasons, the truth is always just out of reach.

But I fear that I also underestimate the stupidity of the rest of mankind. Are we absolutely sure that we ought to win this war?

Quing-Jao: I am a slave to the gods, and I rejoice in it. Jane: A slave who rejoices is a slave indeed.

Two sides of the same coin, but which side is which?

Poke gave him life. Ender gave it meaning.

I don't hate you, I love you, you're part of myself, you're my heart and when you go it's my heart torn out and carried away--

He is dangerous, he is beautiful, I could drown in his understanding.

From now on the enemy is more clever than you. From now on the enemy is stronger than you. From now on you are always about to lose.

Any decent person who knows what warfare is can never go into battle with a whole heart.

Isn't it possible, he wondered, for one person to love another without trying to own each other? Or is that buried so deep in our genes that we can never get it out? Territoriality.

I doubt that America will come to Europe again. You'll be on your own against militant Islam.

America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain the global order that allows democracy and prosperity to flourish.

When I write fiction, I create characters whose views are not my own, and I allow them to be eloquent in defense of their, not my, views.

Where no paths exist, a man strays only when he misses his destination. There is no crime, no transgression, no sin save foolishness or incompetence, and no obscenity save the tyranny of custom.

Doubt begets understanding, and understanding begets compassion. Verily, it is conviction that kills.

Sometimes the Nonman would climb upon some wild pulpit, the mossed remains of a fallen tree, the humped back of a boulder, and paint wonders with his dark voice. Wonders and horrors both.

Beliefs are the foundation of actions. Those who believed without doubting, he would say, acted without thinking. And those who acted without thinking were enslaved.

What if the choice isn’t between certainties, between this faith and that, but between faith and doubt? Between renouncing the mystery and embracing it?

The world is a big place and our brain is only three pounds.

If the world is a game whose rules are written by the God, and sorcerers are those who cheat and cheat, then who has written the rules of sorcery?

Gods are but greater demons, the Cishaurim said, hungers across the surface of eternity, wanting only to taste the clarity of our souls. Can you not see this?

If soot stains your tunic, dye it black. This is vengeance.

He had despised the sorcerer, thinking him one of those mewling souls who forever groaned beneath burdens of their own manufacture.

Saying 'I could have done more,' Zin, is what marks a man as a man and not a God.

Achamian tossed his hands skyward in dismay. “Foolish boy! How many faiths are there? How many competing beliefs? And you would murder another on the slender hope that yours is somehow the only one?

It is only after that we understand what has come before, then we understand nothing. Thus we shall define the soul as follows: that which precedes everything.

The world is only as deep as we can see. This is why fools think themselves profound. This is why terror is the passion of revelation.

I had always been a fatalist about my career. What was to be was to be.

You're using such different muscles and you rely on physicality in live action, but in animation, you totally throw that out the window. But somehow, they're both as satisfying.

The best way to make a permanent change for good is to make Jesus Christ your model and His teachings your guide for life.

I see no conflict between science and religion. When you take truth in either one of these realms, science or religion, they match perfectly.

Establish specific objectives, and move steadily toward them. A rudder won't control a drifting boat; it must be underway. Similarly, you need to be moving forward to gain control of your life.

It doesn't do any good to argue. Be kind.

I have been taught that we can make many choices in life, but we cannot choose our final destiny. Our actions do that.

Faith and character are intimately related. Faith in the power of obedience to the commandments of God will forge strength of character available to you in times of urgent need.

Peace is the precious fruit of a righteous life. It is possible because of the Atonement of the Savior. It is earned through full repentance, for that leads to refreshing forgiveness.

You are making better progress than you realize.

Learning, pondering, searching, and memorizing scriptures is like filling a filing cabinet with friends, values, and truths that can be called upon anytime, anywhere in the world.

Seek out your bishop. He will show you how to repent and will help you do it.

If you have become entangled in sin from poor choices, please decide to come back now. You know how to begin. Do it now. We love you. We need you. God will help you.

Our Father expects you to learn how to obtain that divine help by exercising faith in Him and His Holy Son, Jesus Christ.

Selfishness is the root of great evil.

Express gratitude for what your spouse does for you. Express that love and gratitude often.