"Mankind is divided into two basic sorts: those who find the unknown future threatening ... and those who find it thrilling. The rupture between those two sides has been responsible for most of the bloodshed in history."

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Source : Robert A. Heinlein, Spider Robinson (2010). “Variable Star”, p.212, Macmillan

Spider Robinson

#Two Sides Quotes #Rupture Quotes #Threatening Quotes

“They tried to be too clever---and that was their undoing.”
“Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy, it is democracy.”
“The final lesson a writer learns is that everything can nourish the writer. The dictionary, a new word, a voyage, an encounter, a talk on the street, a book, a phrase learned.”
“Blest are the pure in heart, for they shall see our God. The secret of the Lord is theirs; Their soul is Christ's abode.”

Source : John Keble (1850). “The Christian year ... By John Keble. Thirty-seventh edition”, p.166
“I have to take care of myself because if you get sick, you still have to work. Im not much a party animal, anyway. I lay low.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I don't like having debts. I don't like buying anything that I can't buy in cash.”
“Dinner is a great first date. Don't believe that stuff about girls not wanting to eat on a first date - sharing a romantic meal is so sexy.”
“Anyone can write a story based on the kind of horror where you see a guy in car and then there's the bad guy in the back seat. It's infantile to rely on that for telling a story. That's like going to bed and thinking there's a monster under your bed. It's silly.”

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