161 quotes
It is very clear that nothing in nature presents such a danger to the human race is our own actions.
Dancing with Myself (1993)
The mills of bureaucracy may or may not grind fine, but they certainly grind exceeding slow.
The Compleat McAndrew (2000)
The laws of probability not only permit coincidences; they absolutely insist on them.
The Compleat McAndrew (2000)
Nothing in life produce a more powerful joy than a near miss by the Angel of Death.
Convergence (1997)
Intelligence is too subtle an attribute to be inferred from appearance.
The Mind Pool (1993)
He realized a profound truth: there is no one so generous as a bureaucrat spending other people’s money.
Convergence (1997)
Other people’s jobs always seemed easier than yours until you actually had to do them.
Starfire (1999)
To a political mind, everything is politics.
Proteus In The Underworld (1995)
But no one, no matter how intelligent, could make good inferences from bad data.
Transcendence (1992)
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
Brother to Dragons (1992)
Sometimes wealth and power merely created the desire for more of the same.
Proteus In The Underworld (1995)
Life’s not chess, and life’s not poker, but there’s some of both in it.
Vectors (1979)
I find that prayers don’t work when you need them most. Unless you answer them for yourself.
The Mind Pool (1993)
Everyone agreed what an interesting concept it was—the sort of thing that ought to be true, in an interesting world.
Dancing with Myself (1993)
The possible future is not just longer than the past. It is unimaginably longer.
Dancing with Myself (1993)
You just can’t tell. Brains won’t correlate with appearance.
The Compleat McAndrew (2000)
Mathematics is universal. But very little else is.
Summertide (1990)
Engineers are dangerous because they’re obsessed by facts and you can’t divert them or buy them off.
Starfire (1999)
Science wasn’t a show-business talent, conducted in large halls and decided by audience applause.
Convergence (1997)
What purpose and will didn’t tell you, unfortunately, was how to do something that must be done.
Aftermath (1998)