"In hindsight it may even seem inevitable that a socialist society will starve when it runs out of capitalists."

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Source : Larry Niven (2010). “Stars and Gods”, p.363, Macmillan

Larry Niven

#Running Quotes #May Quotes #Hindsight Quotes

“Everyone must live, and everyone must express themselves, and must express themselves in the way of their karma.”
“Nevertheless, now that I have met you, I know that all that I am, and all that I have, could not match what you are worth.”
“It doesn't matter if dragons are flying overhead or whatever - a lot of Victoriana is still cut in the frame of fantasy.”
“There's always something we can complain about. We're all one. Things could always be better, but things could always be worse.”
“Greatest thing we can produce is character. Everything else can be taken from us, but not our character.”
“It's always easy to judge from afar”
“Place is the greatest thing, as it contains all things.”

Source : "he Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers". I, 35. Book by Diogenes Laërtius,
“We keep secrets from people that we love because we're afraid of our own truth. I think sometimes we're afraid to hurt people, because you never know. I think we're afraid of what is, and what can't be.”

Source : "Lauren London: The This Christmas Interview". Interview with Kam Williams, aalbc.com.

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