Gregory Benford Quotes

Shanna put on the last movement of Beethoven’s Fifth and turned up the gain.
Ludwig von Cornball, they had called him back at Moonbase One. Hipitude: post-postmodern irony. All because she played ol’ Ludwig so much—but who was more appropriate? What spirit better expressed the grandeur of an expedition to the edge of the solar system?

He’s an order of magnitude better than mere diplomats. He’s a conniver.

Not sure. When don’t know, do experiment.

After weeks of indoor work it actually felt good to be doing something—clean, direct, muscles and mind.

Exercise erased cares.

Science was a systematic way to avoid fooling yourself, after all.

Media bloomed with florid discussions between completely uninformed people about every detail imaginable.

Viktor! Don't tell me you cheated! A gentleman doesn't cheat at cards." "Am captain, not gentleman.

That’s absurd. This is real life, not some tabloid fantasy.

It was just good luck, last minute luck." "Your 'luck' was mostly sweat and intuition.

All the astronauts were easy on the eyes. No coincidence. NASA didn’t train people the public wouldn’t want to watch.

That’s how business works. There’s always somebody coming in on your blind side.

Whole world is sitting on ass, watching glorious Twenty-first century on TV.

She had long ago stopped counting how many times the 0.38 g of Mars had helped them through crucial moments. It had proved the only useful aspect of the planet.

I'll be thinking of you as they roll me into a grave marked 'Nobody Special.'