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“That’s the problem with models—they only include the details people think are relevant,”
― To Say Nothing of the Dog
― To Say Nothing of the Dog
“If you hide your ignorance, no one will hit you and you'll never learn.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“This planet is not terra firma. It is a delicate flower and it must be cared for. It's lonely. It's small. It's isolated, and there is no resupply. And we are mistreating it. Clearly, the highest loyalty we should have is not to our on country or our own religion or our home town or even to ourselves. It should be to, number two, the family of man, and number one, the planet at large. This is our home, and this is all we've got.”
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“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
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“The 1143-year-long war hand begun on false pretenses and only because the two races were unable to communicate.
Once they could talk, the first question was 'Why did you start this thing?' and the answer was 'Me?”
― The Forever War
Once they could talk, the first question was 'Why did you start this thing?' and the answer was 'Me?”
― The Forever War
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