"Is a planetary surface the right place for an expanding technological civilization?"

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Gerard K. O'Neill

#Civilization Quotes #Surface Quotes #Expanding Quotes

“If youâ€™re looking for hope and change, youâ€™ll find a lot of both in the direction of Rome. Itâ€™s the best kind of hope because it offers forever and the best kind of change because it happens in your own life.”
“I do believe abstraction is and was meant to embody deep emotion. I believe that's its job, in the history of art.”
“Real joy is becoming exceedingly rare among artists of any kind. And I have an idea that those who can and do communicate it are always people who have had a hard time. Then the joy has no smugness or self-righteousness in it, is inclusive not exclusive, and comes close to prayer.”
“A molcajete is a stone mortar and pestle from Mexico. They're great for grinding spices and making salsa and guacamole because they give everything a nice coarse and rustic feel. I've never collected anything, but I think I might start collecting these because each one is decorated differently.”
“At the end of the day, anything I think I'm sacrificing I'm just giving up because it makes me feel better.”
“I sort of make believe. That's why I like acting. You can create or imagine anything.”
“There are three kinds of people and three kinds of richness: - people who want to have, to collect - people who want action, work and labor - people who want to be The real richness is in be-ness. People can take all that you have, all that you collected. People can stop your labor, or an accident can stop you. When you are, you never lose what you are.”
“I don't think comedians make an active decision to be a certain "persona." Comedians write the way they're going to write.”

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