Quotes by : David Brin

It's said that 'power corrupts,' but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The....

Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as ‘enlightenment.

The species greatest harvest ― words.

...where were answers to the truly deep questions? Religion promised those, though always in vague terms,....

Creative people see Prometheus in a mirror, never Pandora.

Your neighbors are not all sheep. Your political opponents are not all evil or fools. Try talking to....

Even in dying, a Thennanin ship was reputed to be not worth putting out of its misery. In battle they....

Self-awareness is probably overrated. A complex, self-regulating system doesn't need it in order to be....

Generalization is a natural human mental process, and many generalizations are true—in average. What....

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter....