Quote by Iain Banks
A lot of what the Culture is about is a reaction to all the scienc

A lot of what the Culture is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens. – Iain Banks

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My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is. – Iain Banks

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Science
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Torture is such a slippery slope as soon as you allow a society or any legal system to do that, almost instantly you get a situation where people are being tortured for very trivial reasons. – Iain Banks

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legal
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Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesnt matter whether you start out from a fascist state or a communist state or a free-market state. – Iain Banks

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I love having my hands in the dirt. It is never a science and always an art. There are no rules. And if it comes down to me versus that weed Im trying to pull out of the ground that doesnt want to come out? I know Ill win. – Matthew McConaughey

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Science

Every known fact in natural science was divined by the presentiment of somebody, before it was actually verified. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ive always been a fan of science fiction films, and Ive never been able to put my particular spin on it. – Ivan Reitman

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Science

Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldnt be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesnt know it so it goes on flying anyway. – Mary Kay Ash

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Science

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Time is a beautiful thing. Its like when you meet an old lover on the street six years later and they dont look so ugly anymore. – Sarah McLachlan

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I just wish the crowd I was associated with was more passionate about what they were doing and less consumed with the commerce of the art form. – Shia LaBeouf

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