The real universe has a marvellous and unique quality, inasmuch as it and only it can take us completely by surprise. John Brunner More Quotes by John Brunner More Quotes From John Brunner Don't bother explaining--I've heard all the excuses and the trouble is most of them are true. John Brunner excuseexplainingtrouble Yes, for most people nowadays television is their only contact with the world beyond their work. John Brunner peopletelevisionworld Rumors that the sun is out at Santa Ynez are without foundation," the radio said. John Brunner santarumorfoundation Papa Hegel he say that all we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history. I knew people who can't even learn from what happened this morning. Hegel must have been taking the long view. John Brunner viewsmorninglong UNFAIR :; Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried to cheat them out of and didn't manage. John Brunner cheatunfairpeople Love and joy are incredibly habit-forming; often a single exposure is enough to cause permanent addiction. John Brunner addictioncausesjoy I can't see heaven but I credit hell I live in New York so I know it well. When they shut out heaven with the Fuller Dome God gave it up and He went home. John Brunner new-yorkhomeheaven to travel faster than a speeding bullet is not much help if you and it are heading straight towards each other John Brunner bulletsfasterhelping I'm myself, not a label. John Brunner labels What in Gods name is it worth to be human, if we have to be saved from ourselves by a machine? John Brunner machineshumanitynames We fret about how to keep going the same old way when we should be casting around for another way that’s better. John Brunner castingshouldway It's common platitude that knowledge is neutral but every now and then it would be useful if it were on your side and not theirs. John Brunner your-sidewould-besides Christ, what an imagination I've got! John Brunner imaginationchrist First you use machines, then you wear machines, and then ...? Then you serve machines. John Brunner machinesusefirsts As its best, SF is the medium in which our miserable certainty that tomorrow will be different from today in ways we cant predict, can be transmuted to a sense of excitement and anticipation, occasionally evolving into awe. Poised between intransigent scepticism and uncritical credulity, it is par excellence the literature of the open mind. John Brunner differentexcellencemind Who should know better than a cosmetician that human beings are less than rational creatures? John Brunner rationalhumansshould There's one bright spot in the generally gloomy picture know as the Pacific Conflict Zone. According to my calculations, by the year 2500 or so we should have killed off every last member of our species who is stupid enough to take part in so futile a pastime as this war between "ideals," and with luck they won't have left their genes behind because they'll typically have been killed at an age when society thinks they're too young to assume the responsibility of childbearing. After that we may get some peace and quiet for a change. John Brunner responsibilitystupidwar People who hate in concrete terms are dangerous. People who manage to hate only in abstracts are the ones worth having for your friends. John Brunner dangeroushatepeople On balance, I would say that anybody who reminds our lords and masters that the computerized society is fragile... has definitely done a service to the public at large. John Brunner servicebalancesocietydone The same computers that make it impossible for you to cheat on your income tax can ensure that the blood of your group is in the ambulance that picks you up from a car smash. John Brunner computersyoucarimpossible
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