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Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apo

Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses? – 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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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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We cannot waste time. We can only waste ourselves. – George M. Adams

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The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. – Jack London

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What a folly to dread the thought of throwing away life at once, and yet have no regard to throwing it away by parcels and piecemeal. – John Howe

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The future has a way of arriving unannounced. – George F. Will

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The habit of common and continuous speech is a symptom of mental deficiency. It proceeds from not knowing what is going on in other peoples minds. – Walter Bagehot

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