"Irrigation, unscientifically conducted, would not give us such truly wonderful mathematical fitness [as we observe in the Martian canals]. . . . A mind of no mean order would seem to have presided over the system we see-a mind certainly of considerably more comprehensiveness than that which presides over the various department of our own public works."

-- Percival Lowell

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“Lying is not only a defense mechanism; it's also a coping mechanism and a survival technique.”
“Cute's good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it's, 'Who are you as a person?' Look at the heart. Look at the soul. Look at how the guy treats his mother and what he says about women. How he acts with children he doesn't know. And, more important, how does he treat you?”
“If you look historically, what creates growth and wealth is innovation and investment, and increase in scale - more customers.”
“I'm letting the songs breathe and change and become what they are without force.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Life is a constant oscillation between the sharp horns of dilemmas.”
“Think positive, and don't listen to anyone telling you 'you can't.' You can. Trust me.”
“But perhaps that was just the way of power: no such thing as too much.”

Source : N. K. Jemisin (2010). “The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms”, p.44, Hachette UK
“I came into the Agency with a set of ideas and attitudes that were quite typical of people coming into the Agency at that time. You could call it liberal anti-communism.”

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