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Larry Niven Quotes

I don’t have a strong interest in history Picture Quote #1

The Product of Freedom and Security is a constant (F X S = k). Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive Picture Quote #1

And every friend I’ve got has been writing Mars stories. It was pretty clear I’d never catch up Picture Quote #1

In general, I don’t know when inspiration will pop up Picture Quote #1

The best advice I was ever given was on my twenty-first birthday when my father said, Son, here’s a million dollars. Don’t lose it Picture Quote #1

Treat your life like something to be sculpted Picture Quote #1

SF isn’t a genre; SF is the matrix in which genres are embedded, and because the SF field is never going in any one direction at any one time, there is hardly a way to cut it off Picture Quote #1

There is a technical, literary term for those who mistake the opinions and beliefs of characters in a novel for those of the author. The term is ‘idiot’ Picture Quote #1

I’d repair our education system or replace it with something that works Picture Quote #1

There is no cause so good or noble that it will not attract fuggheads; and the fuggheads will get all the press Picture Quote #1

Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn Picture Quote #1

My fur is matted, my eyes refuse to refocus, my sthondat-begotten room is too small, my microwave heater heats all meat to the same temperature, and it is the wrong temperature, and I cannot get it fixed Picture Quote #1

I never got good at predicting what millions of people will suddenly decide is rational Picture Quote #1

The majority is always sane Picture Quote #1

Any damn fool can predict the past Picture Quote #1

I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works Picture Quote #1

We should not have assumed that a political space station could be built Picture Quote #1

Anything you don’t understand is dangerous until you do understand it Picture Quote #1

The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools Picture Quote #1

I am trying to prevent a bloodbath. Is that clear enough for you? I’m trying to prevent a civil war that could kill half the people in this world Picture Quote #1

One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the better Picture Quote #1

Building one space station for everyone was and is insane: we should have built a dozen Picture Quote #1

I'd visit the near future, close enough that someone might want to talk to Larry Niven and can figure out the language; distant enough to get me decent medical techniques and a ticket to the Moon Picture Quote #1

In hindsight it may even seem inevitable that a socialist society will starve when it runs out of capitalists Picture Quote #1

Spray a book with insect spray, drop it in a bag, add some mothballs and seal it. Put it in another bag and seal it. Another. The packages piled up on the floor, each a book sealed in four plastic envelopes Picture Quote #1

Love was a delicious blend of warm and cold. There was comfort in making love. It solved no problems: but one could run away from problems Picture Quote #1

Species evolve to meet the environment. An intelligent species changes the environment to suit itself. As soon as a species becomes intelligent, it should stop evolving Picture Quote #1

I’ve got five or six unpublished stories kicking around looking for somebody to buy them Picture Quote #1

My problem with new writers is that it takes me five or six years to memorise the right names Picture Quote #1

We’re looking as far ahead as we can, and we don’t get penalized for mistakes Picture Quote #1

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I don’t have a strong interest in history (Larry Niven Quotes) The Product of Freedom and Security is a constant (F X S = k). Giving up freedom for security is beginning to look naive (Larry Niven Quotes) And every friend I’ve got has been writing Mars stories. It was pretty clear I’d never catch up. (Larry Niven Quotes) In general, I don’t know when inspiration will pop up (Larry Niven Quotes) The best advice I was ever given was on my twenty-first birthday when my father said, Son, here’s a million dollars. Don’t lose it (Larry Niven Quotes) Treat your life like something to be sculpted (Larry Niven Quotes) SF isn’t a genre; SF is the matrix in which genres are embedded, and because the SF field is never going in any one direction at any one time, there is hardly a way to cut it off. (Larry Niven Quotes) There is a technical, literary term for those who mistake the opinions and beliefs of characters in a novel for those of the author. The term is ‘idiot’ (Larry Niven Quotes) I’d repair our education system or replace it with something that works (Larry Niven Quotes) There is no cause so good or noble that it will not attract fuggheads; and the fuggheads will get all the press. (Larry Niven Quotes) Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn (Larry Niven Quotes) My fur is matted, my eyes refuse to refocus, my sthondat-begotten room is too small, my microwave heater heats all meat to the same temperature, and it is the wrong temperature, and I cannot get it fixed. (Larry Niven Quotes) I never got good at predicting what millions of people will suddenly decide is rational (Larry Niven Quotes) The majority is always sane (Larry Niven Quotes) Any damn fool can predict the past (Larry Niven Quotes) I'd repair our education system or replace it with something that works (Larry Niven Quotes) We should not have assumed that a political space station could be built (Larry Niven Quotes) Anything you don’t understand is dangerous until you do understand it (Larry Niven Quotes) The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools (Larry Niven Quotes) I am trying to prevent a bloodbath. Is that clear enough for you? I’m trying to prevent a civil war that could kill half the people in this world (Larry Niven Quotes) One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the better (Larry Niven Quotes) Building one space station for everyone was and is insane: we should have built a dozen (Larry Niven Quotes) I'd visit the near future, close enough that someone might want to talk to Larry Niven and can figure out the language; distant enough to get me decent medical techniques and a ticket to the Moon (Larry Niven Quotes) In hindsight it may even seem inevitable that a socialist society will starve when it runs out of capitalists (Larry Niven Quotes) Spray a book with insect spray, drop it in a bag, add some mothballs and seal it. Put it in another bag and seal it. Another. The packages piled up on the floor, each a book sealed in four plastic envelopes (Larry Niven Quotes) Love was a delicious blend of warm and cold. There was comfort in making love. It solved no problems: but one could run away from problems (Larry Niven Quotes) Species evolve to meet the environment. An intelligent species changes the environment to suit itself. As soon as a species becomes intelligent, it should stop evolving (Larry Niven Quotes) I’ve got five or six unpublished stories kicking around looking for somebody to buy them (Larry Niven Quotes) My problem with new writers is that it takes me five or six years to memorise the right names (Larry Niven Quotes) We’re looking as far ahead as we can, and we don’t get penalized for mistakes (Larry Niven Quotes)

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