What would happen is that people like Geroge and Alyx would grow old and die chasing a dream. Although there were probably worse things to do with one's life. Jack McDevitt More Quotes by Jack McDevitt More Quotes From Jack McDevitt Of course, they (i. e., demons) had always been observed with some regularity, but that could usually be ascribed to an overabundance of piety or wine or imagination. Take your pick. Jack McDevitt demon wine imagination We could never know who we truly were until we heard the whispers of the stars. Jack McDevitt stars heard knows Tides are like politics. They come and go with a great deal of fuss and noise, but inevitably they leave the beach just as they found it. On those few occasions when major change does occur, it is rarely a good news. Jack McDevitt news doe beach Truth, beaten down, may well rise again. But there's a reason it gets beaten down. Usually, we don't like it very much. Jack McDevitt wells reason may It can provide horrendous weapons to idiots. Jack McDevitt idiot weapons Show me what a people admire, and I will tell you everything about them that matters. Jack McDevitt admire matter people Man has always seen himself the peak of creation. The part of the universe that thinks. The purpose for it all. It's no doubt a gratifying view, but the universe may have a different opinion. Jack McDevitt views men thinking How does it happen that the most intractable types always rise to the top? Jack McDevitt type doe happens Don't assume that a species is intelligent because it produces intelligent individuals. Jack McDevitt individual assuming intelligent The cultures we can look at had already grasped the essential unity of nature. No board of gods can survive that knowledge. Jack McDevitt unity boards essentials Somewhere we taught ourselves that our opinions are more significant than the facts. And somehow we get our egos and our opinions and Truth all mixed up in a single package, so that when something does challenge one of the notions to which we subscribe, we react as if it challenges us. Jack McDevitt ego challenges doe The queen of virtues is the recognition of one's own flaws. Jack McDevitt recognition flaws queens There'd been studies over the years supporting the proposition that groups composed exclusively of women usually made intelligent decisions, that exclusively male groups did a bit less well, and that mixed groups did most poorly of all, by a substantial margin. It appeared that, when women were present, testosterone got the upper hand and men took greater risks than they might otherwise. Correspondingly, women in the mixed group tended to revert to roles, becoming more passive, and going along with whatever misjudgment the males might perpetrate. Jack McDevitt intelligent men hands One could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note? Jack McDevitt achieve safety goal So long as you believe in some truth you do not believe in yourself. You are a servant. A man of faith. Jack McDevitt men long believe Throughout our long and sorry history it has been men who supposed themselves to be exemplars of integrity who have done all the damage. Every crusade, whether for decent literary standards or to cover women's bodies or to free the holy land, had been launched, endorsed, and enthusiastically perpetrated by men of character. Jack McDevitt sorry integrity character Idiots are not responsible for what they do. The real guilt falls on rational people who sit on their hands while morons run wild. You can opt out if you want to. Play it safe. But if you do, don't complain when the roof comes down. Jack McDevitt real running fall There is nothing that overwhelms the senses quite like an unwelcome silence. Jack McDevitt unwelcome senses silence Boundaries have no existence save on charts or in small minds. Nature does not draw lines. Jack McDevitt lines mind doe Certain types of decisions can be safely ignored. Some issues will go away with the passage of time, others will be so slow developing that the decision-makers will depart before the results of their neglect becomes manifest. Which brings us to the environment. Jack McDevitt issues going-away decision
