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David Brin Quotes

Predicting has a spotty record in science fiction. I've had some failures. On the other hand, I also predicted the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rise of fundamentalist Islam... and I'm not happy to be right in all of those cases.

David Brin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: October 6, 1950

Topics

Science Happy Fall Rise Wall Hand

Show me a person who has never made a mistake and I'll show you somebody who has never achieved much.

Joan Collins

Mistake Me You Person Never Show

For me it's important to be in balance. To not let fear get in the way of things, to not worry so much about protecting yourself all the time.

John Frusciante

Fear Time Yourself Balance Me Worry

The conclusion that many uniformed military came away from Vietnam with was that political interference, dominance of strategy and even tactics were a very bad way to conduct a war, and that indeed, if that was going to be our practice, that we shouldn't wage conflict again.

Robert McFarlane

War Practice Conflict Strategy Bad

You have nothing if you're texting a guy in a relationship. We can text six women a minute. We can text it and push 'reply all.' I mean, since we're lying, we might as well lie to everybody.

Steve Harvey

Women Relationship Lie Push You Guy

I'd like to direct more operas.

Simon Callow

More Like Direct Operas

I started playing instruments before I started making beats, and I was never the best guitarist or the best pianist or the best drummer. And when I started making beats, I was not the best beatmaker, and when I started making hooks, I was not the best vocal melody person. When I first started rapping, I wasn't the best rapper at all.

Russ

Best Person Drummer Never First

All human beings are the same. In the United States, people come from all over the world, all races, all backgrounds. And they're all doing what they want, many scoring huge successes. When I saw that, I became more open. It freed my soul.

Masayoshi Son

Soul People World My Soul Doing

One man's opportunism is another man's statesmanship.

Milton Friedman

Man Statesmanship Another

I had no visual imagination as a child. I liked playing football. That was it.

Juergen Teller

Football Imagination Child Playing

A lot of producers get famous because they decide to be superstars for their own reasons, but I'm inspired by Timbaland and Pharrell and Swizz Beatz 'cause they're doing things that are so different. I like how they're introducing ideas I never would have thought of.

Diplo

Ideas Thought Famous Doing Never

I would have always liked to have worked with Randy Orton because of the Diamond Cutter and the RKO.

Diamond Dallas Page

Always Diamond Because Would Liked

Last year, Congress passed a law that directs the Federal Reserve to set limits on debit card swipe fees that are reasonable and proportional to the cost of processing those transactions. Like most Americans, I had no idea that swipe fees charged to American businesses are the highest in the world.

Peter Welch

Law World Limits American Year Cost