Defend your opinion only if it can be shown to be true, not because it is your opinion.
Jack McDevitt Quotes
born 1935 United States
Jack McDevitt (born April 14, 1935) is an American science fiction author.
- United States
- Novelists
- Short story writers
118 quotes
If you're paying attention to your wardrobe, Rudy believed, your mind isn’t sufficiently occupied.
Cauldron (2007)
He would make a good manager, but he had a little too much integrity to survive in a top job.
The Engines of God (1994)
The Hercules Text (1986)
Politicians always seemed to be willing to sacrifice the general welfare to win votes.
The Hercules Text (1986)
When do we reach a point where people become responsible for their own actions?
Ancient Shores (1996)
How does it happen that the most intractable types always rise to the top?
The Engines of God (1994)
A man without money is a bow without an arrow.
Ancient Shores (1996)
New worlds are always hard on old ideas.
Ancient Shores (1996)
Chindi (2002)
Time Travelers Never Die (2009)
If you want creative and successful children, resign yourself to jousting with rebels.
Cauldron (2007)
Show me what a people admire, and I will tell you everything about them that matters.
The Engines of God (1994)
Cauldron (2007)
Cities have a social utility, if only as places to get away from.
Ancient Shores (1996)
The queen of virtues is the recognition of one’s own flaws.
Omega (2003)
Prudence, and experience, suggested she expect the worst.
Omega (2003)
Sometimes the cost of integrity is the loss of a friend.
Odyssey (2006)
Infinity Beach (2000)
If you want data to survive, carve it in rock.
Cauldron (2007)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jack McDevitt (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.