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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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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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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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But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, Ill bet youll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science. – David Brin

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Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe. – Susan Sontag

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It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat somebody. – Richard M. Nixon

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Knowledge of history frees us to be contemporary. – Lynn White, Jr.

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The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has happened. – Peter Berger

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I have personal beliefs and they are sometimes reflected in the movies I make, but I also reflect other points of view. – Tim Robbins

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Physicians and politicians resemble one another in this respect, that some defend the constitution and others destroy it. – Author unknown

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