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John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: You don't have to know everything. You simply

You don't have to know everything. You simply need to know where to find it when necessary. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: First you use machines, then you wear machines,

First you use machines, then you wear machines, and then ... ? Then you serve machines. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: COINCIDENCE You weren't playing attention to the other

COINCIDENCE You weren't playing attention to the other half of what was going on. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: You don't bother to memorise the literature -

You don't bother to memorise the literature - you learn to read and keep a shelf of books. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: The killers are the people who are ruining

The killers are the people who are ruining the world to line their pockets, poisoning us, burying us under garbage! — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Time entails memory, memory entails conscience, conscience entails

Time entails memory, memory entails conscience, conscience entails thought for the future, which is itself implied by the existence of time. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: We fret about how to keep going the

We fret about how to keep going the same old way when we should be casting around for another way that's better. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Few of us are equipped to cope with

Few of us are equipped to cope with the complexity and dazzling variety of twenty-first-century existence. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: You will die, and I, and all we

You will die, and I, and all we can create - why not a city? But if there is one thing that deserves to be immortal, it is knowledge. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: People who hate in concrete terms are dangerous.

People who hate in concrete terms are dangerous. People who manage to hate only in abstracts are the ones worth having for your friends. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: What in Gods name is it worth to

What in Gods name is it worth to be human, if we have to be saved from ourselves by a machine? — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: I have always found fact infinitely more interesting

I have always found fact infinitely more interesting than myths and falsehoods. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: And how do men call you?" "I have

And how do men call you?" "I have many names, but one nature. You may call me Mazda, or anything you please. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Don't bother explaining - I've heard all the

Don't bother explaining - I've heard all the excuses and the trouble is most of them are true. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: It's common platitude that knowledge is neutral but

It's common platitude that knowledge is neutral but every now and then it would be useful if it was on your side and not theirs. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: If there is such a phenomenon as absolute

If there is such a phenomenon as absolute evil, it consists in treating another human being as a thing. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Who should know better than a cosmetician that

Who should know better than a cosmetician that human beings are less than rational creatures? — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: a sneaking feeling that people are wrong when

a sneaking feeling that people are wrong when they say human beings can't keep track of the world any more, we have to leave it up to the machines. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: You have many years to live do things

You have many years to live do things you will be proud to remember when you're old. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: If the evidence says you're wrong, you don't

If the evidence says you're wrong, you don't have the right theory. You change the theory, not the evidence. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: It's supposed to be automatic, but actually you

It's supposed to be automatic, but actually you have to push this button. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: To travel faster than a speeding bullet is

To travel faster than a speeding bullet is not much help if you and it are heading straight towards each other — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Damn right I voted for him. But if

Damn right I voted for him. But if I'd known then what I know now, I wouldn't have cast a vote - I'd have cast a brick. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Stand on Zanzibar is an information overload on

Stand on Zanzibar is an information overload on topics that sensible people would never want to learn about. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: After all, the rich get richer and the

After all, the rich get richer and the poor get children. Which is okay so long as lots of them starve in infancy. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: The real universe has a marvellous and unique

The real universe has a marvellous and unique quality, inasmuch as it and only it can take us completely by surprise. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: It's the beginning of wisdom when you admit

It's the beginning of wisdom when you admit you've gone astray. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: There are two kinds of fools. One says,

There are two kinds of fools. One says, "This is old, and therefore good." And one says, " This is new, and therefore better. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Let's all be different same as me.

Let's all be different same as me. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: For all the claims one hears about the

For all the claims one hears about the liberating impact of the data-net, the truth is that it's wished on most of us a brand-new reason for paranoia. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: I'm myself, not a label.

I'm myself, not a label. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Toffler's Law, I guess: the future arrives too

Toffler's Law, I guess: the future arrives too soon and in the wrong order. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Yes, for most people nowadays television is their

Yes, for most people nowadays television is their only contact with the world beyond their work. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: "Pay him what was promised", said the caliph.

"Pay him what was promised", said the caliph. "And put out his eyes." — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Rumors that the sun is out at Santa

Rumors that the sun is out at Santa Ynez are without foundation, the radio said. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Love and joy are incredibly habit-forming; often a

Love and joy are incredibly habit-forming; often a single exposure is enough to cause permanent addiction. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: To go faster you must slow down.

To go faster you must slow down. — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: Christ, what an imagination I've got!

Christ, what an imagination I've got! — John Brunner

John Brunner Quotes By John Brunner: UNFAIR :; Term applied to advantages enjoyed by

UNFAIR :; Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried to cheat them out of and didn't manage. — John Brunner