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The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by ind

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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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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Theres no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And yet, several of the very best were English majors who could not parse a differential equation to save their lives. – David Brin

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The real 1960s began on the afternoon of November 22, 1963. It came to seem that Kennedys murder opened some malign trap door in American culture, and the wild bats flapped out. – Lance Morrow

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I havent, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order – not one. – Oliver North

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I just read an 800-page history of the Scottish Enlightenment and, honestly, I may as well just start it again now, because I cannot remember a single thing. I can barely remember where Scotland is. – Hugh Laurie

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No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him. – Herbert Hoover

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