Quote by David Brin
Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should e

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on. – David Brin

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The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal. – David Brin

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History
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Predicting has a spotty record in science fiction. Ive had some failures. On the other hand, I also predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of fundamentalist Islam… and Im not happy to be right in all of those cases. – David Brin

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Science
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Psychology is the science of the intellects, characters and behavior of animals including man. – Edward Thorndike

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Anecdotal thinking comes naturally science requires training. – Michael Shermer

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Science

The fewer the facts, the stronger the opinion. – Arnold H. Glasow

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Science

We have found that where science has progressed the farthest, the mind has but regained from nature that which the mind put into nature. – Arthur Eddington

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I rate enthusiasm even above professional skill. – Edward Appleton

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I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth. – George McGovern

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The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it. – Michel de Montaigne

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Joy, Excitement

When I was a kid, I loved The Curse of Frankenstein, The Creeping Unknown, X: The Unknown. I love Forbidden Planet, The Thing from Another World. They were science fiction/horror movies, generally. – John Carpenter

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Science