02UndatedEven in dying, a Thennanin ship was reputed to be not worth putting out of its misery. In battle they were slow, unmaneuverable—and as hard to disable permanently as a cockroach.David Brin / quote ↗
03UndatedBut there is one more reason to protect other species. One seldom if ever mentioned. Perhaps we are the first to talk and think and build and aspire, but we may not be the last. Others may follow us in this adventure. Some day we may be judged by just how well we served, when alone we were Earth’s caretakers.David Brin / quote ↗
05Undated... science demands a terrible price - that we accept what experiments tell us about the universe, whether we like it or not.David Brin / quote ↗
07UndatedWhen it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.David Brin / quote ↗
09UndatedPredicting has a spotty record in science fiction. I've had some failures. On the other hand, I also predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of fundamentalist Islam... and I'm not happy to be right in all of those cases.David Brin / quote ↗
10UndatedThe 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 / quote ↗
