Politicians always seemed to be willing to sacrifice the general welfare to win votes. - Jack McDevitt

Never confuse perfection with production. People who don’t make mistakes aren’t doing anything.

MacAllister wasn’t always right, but he was smart enough to know that. He was willing to change his mind when the evidence pointed in a different direction. That fact alone put MacAllister very nearly in a class by himself.

Technological civilizations don’t last long. You're all right until you get a printing press. Then a race starts between technology and common sense. And maybe technology always wins.