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When in the course of human events somebody does something that puts somebody else to the trouble of adjusting the numb routine of his life, the adjustee is resentful. The richer he is and the more satisfactory he considers his life, the more resentful he is at any change, however minute. And of all the changes which offend people, changes which require them to think are most disliked.

— Murray Leinster The Pirates of Zan (1959)

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There are some people so stupid you have to show them everything. I didn’t realize that there are people so stupid you can’t show them anything.

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A practical man can always make what he wants to do look like a noble sacrifice of personal inclinations to the welfare of the community.

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My specialty is the mechanics of research. But I test my theories about how to make discoveries by using them to make discoveries.

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It is the custom of all men, everywhere, to be obtuse where women are concerned.

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The secret of getting along with people is that of postponing quarrels.

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