Larry Niven quotes

Everything starts as somebody's daydream. (Larry Niven)
Building one space station for everyone was and is insane: we should have built a dozen. View quote
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Stupidity is always a capital crime. View quote
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To witness titanic events is always dangerous, usually painful, and often fatal. View quote
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That's the thing about people who think they hate computers ... What they really hate are lousy programmers. View quote
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The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools. View quote
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Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn. View quote
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The Unexpected always comes at the most awkward times. View quote
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We learn only to ask more questions. View quote
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Fear is the brother of hate. View quote
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7) Any damn fool can predict the past. (Larry Niven)
9) Ethics change with technology. View quote
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Tell them the universe is too complicated a toy for a sensibly cautious being to play with. View quote
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The perversity of the universe tends towards a maximum. The universe is hostile. View quote
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3) Mother Nature doesn't care if you're having fun. View quote
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The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right! View quote
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4) It is a sin to waste the reader's time. View quote
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Anything you don't understand is dangerous until you do understand it. View quote
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Sometimes there's no point in giving up. View quote
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One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the better. View quote
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A civilization has the ethics it can afford. (Larry Niven)
I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works. View quote
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The bleeding-heart symbol does not represent any known revolutionary organization. View quote
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2) Never fire a laser at a mirror. View quote
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There is a technical, literary term for those who mistake the opinions and beliefs of characters in a novel for those of the author. The term is 'idiot'. View quote
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