I think a lot of people are frightened of technology and frightened of change, and the way to deal with something youre frightened of is to make fun of it. Thats why science fiction fans are dismissed as geeks and nerds. – Iain Banks
Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities. – Iain Banks
In so much of politics youre not allowed to disagree with whats been agreed. – Iain Banks
My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is. – Iain Banks
How thoroughly it is ingrained in mathematical science that every real advance goes hand in hand with the invention of sharper tools and simpler methods which, at the same time, assist in understanding earlier theories and in casting aside some more complicated developments. – David Hilbert