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Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses? – David Brin

Other quotes by David Brin

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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David Brin
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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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Only that day dawns to which we are awake. – Henry David Thoreau

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Every second is of infinite value. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Carpe Diem

One can make a day of any size… – John Muir, August 1875 [I love how this sounds like it could so beautifully appl

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Carpe Diem

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully. – Samuel Johnson

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Carpe Diem

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Ive always thought anyone can make money. Making a life worth living, thats the real test. – Robert Fulghum

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It was an amazing adventure, it was my dream to be in an American musical… I really hope you are going to love what you are going to see. – Marion Cotillard

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Im sorry, man, but Ive got magic. Ive got poetry in my fingertips. Most of the time – and this includes naps – Im an F-18, bro. And I will destroy you in the air. I will deploy my ordinance to the ground. – Charlie Sheen

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