161 quotes
The trouble with apocalyptic visions is that they often won’t withstand a rational examination.
Vectors (1979)
We both know that actions taken from internal conviction are far better motivated than any external commands.
The Mind Pool (1993)
You can learn more about a person by watching them eat one meal than by listening to them speak for a whole day.
Proteus In The Underworld (1995)
It’s the usual sensation mongering; the news services will say anything for an effect.
Sight of Proteus (1978)
One thing you have to teach the young is that it’s wrong to run away from problems.
The Compleat McAndrew (2000)
I’d make a case for saying anything that propagates itself in an intentional way qualifies to be thought of as alive.
Starfire (1999)
The more foolproof you think something is, the worse the failure when it happens.
The Compleat McAndrew (2000)
An old axiom: when you are totally confused, don’t make things worse by talking.
Starfire (1999)
When hard times come to the party, dignity is one of the first guests to leave.
Aftermath (1998)
In any civilized society, it is the individual or group who creates a problem that must have responsibility for solving it.
The Mind Pool (1993)
If you win too easy, better ask what’s going on that you don’t know about.
Transcendence (1992)
No purpose is served by making private suffering into a public event.
Summertide (1990)
The first ten-thousandth of a second after the Big Bang is far more interesting that the entire rest of the history of the universe.
The Compleat McAndrew (2000)
When you have died once, you become most reluctant to do so again.
Starfire (1999)
You pursue progress, even if you suspect that it is an illusion.
Aftermath (1998)
If you tried really hard, you could take that as a compliment.
Starfire (1999)
One form of insanity bears the name curiosity.
Convergence (1997)
I do not like to concatenate implausibilities.
Resurgence (2002)
And now I think about it, I never really wanted to live forever. I just want to live well.
Between the Strokes of Night (1985)
When you got right down to it, every important decision in life was made with inadequate information.
Proteus In The Underworld (1995)