"When I began writing science fiction in the middle 60s, it seemed very easy to find ideas that took decades to percolate into the cultural consciousness; now the lead time seems more like eighteen months."

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Vernor Vinge

#Writing Quotes #Science Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“We can all agree that first loves can be a scary thing, and that growing up is hard to do.”
“The United States is willing to exert strong leadership to give diplomacy its very best chance to succeed.”
“There's something to be said for going right into people's living rooms. I think actors have always loved that medium - you're right in there with people in their homes. A lot of very audacious work is being done on television.”
“True healing must come first at the Soul level... prayer aligns our souls with God... By aligning ourselves with God - this highest possible state of unconditional love, joy, and wholeness - we can overcome anything, be healed of all afflictions.”
“There's only one thing that matters, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION”
“To achieve progress and development it is necessary to bring about co-ordination between liberty and security through Devotion.”
“Miss a putt for $2,000? Not likely!”
“What acquaintance have the people at large with the arena of political rectitude, with the connections of kingdoms, the resources of national strength, the abilities of ministers, or even with their own dispositions?...I pay no regard whatever to the voice of the people: it is their duty to do what is proper, without considering what may be agreeable.”

Source : "The Speeches of the Rt. Hon. C. J. Fox in the House of Commons. Volume I" edited by J. Wright, (pp. 13-14), 1815.

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