Stephen Baxter quotes - page 3

Hutton became very critical of a system where appointments depended not on merit but on the support of those in power. Of one possible opening for Watt he wrote, ‘I think it only needs to have a man properly bestir himself but that is what few political people do unless to serve themselves. (Stephen Baxter)
In matters of science, curiosity gratified begets not indolence, but new desires. View quote
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Authority. The antithesis of science. View quote
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You know, in principle, why our world is as it is. Isn't that sufficient? Is it really necessary for you to understand every detail? View quote
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But Parz was better than nothing: it offered stability, regulation, a framework to live in. People gripe about their tithes-and nobody's going to pretend that the Committee gets it right all the time-but most of us would prefer taxes to living wild. With all respect to you, my friend. View quote
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When you realize that you are an eternal being, you will laugh at things that used to give you anxiety attacks. View quote
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We do teach our kids the golden rule - Do as you would be done by. View quote
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We seem to be young, in a very old Galaxy. We're like kids tiptoeing through a ruined mansion. View quote
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Hunger,” Hollerbach said. "The universal imperative. View quote
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That's the trouble with living so damned long,” Michael said. "Soured relationships last for ever. View quote
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Bzya touched his shoulder. "But that's why you and I are here, old man. To keep the world away from boys like Farr and Cris-to give them a place that seems as stable and eternal as your parents did when you were a child-until they are old enough to cope with the truth.”. (Stephen Baxter)
"You know, in principle, why our world is as it is. Isn't that sufficient? Is it really necessary for you to understand every detail?” But if I don't understand, Morrow thought sourly, then you can control me. Arbitrarily. And that's what I find hard to accept. View quote
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But that's insane,” Morrow protested. Uvarov hissed, "No one ever said it wasn't. We're human beings. What do you expect? View quote
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[F]olks would better off dipping their heads in a bucket of liquid [nitrogen] and battering them against a tree very very hard than reading Baxter's Titan. It would not surprise me if reading that book causes birth defects. View quote
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