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Quotes from Chindi — Jack McDevitt

born 1935 United States

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9 quotes

Embrace your life, find what it is that you love, and pursue it with all your soul. For if you do not, when you come to die, you will find that you have not lived.

Chindi (2002)

What would happen is that people like Geroge and Alyx would grow old and die chasing a dream. Although there were probably worse things to do with one’s life.

Chindi (2002)

One could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?

Chindi (2002)

“Organized mayhem,” Nick commented, “seems to be the chief preoccupation of intelligent species everywhere.”

Chindi (2002)

Her experience had taught her that people who insisted on having others recognize their outstanding qualities usually didn’t have any.

Chindi (2002)

The man was either foolish or fearless. Assuming there was a difference.

Chindi (2002)

“One should always be skeptical. That’s always been our problem. We have too many believers.”
“Believers in what?”
“In everything.”

Chindi (2002)

So long as you believe in some truth you do not believe in yourself. You are a servant. A man of faith.

Chindi (2002)

The Peacekeepers had a tradition that every problem had a solution. It was a nice slogan. Wasn’t true, but it sounded good.

Chindi (2002)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jack McDevitt (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.