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Larry Niven

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The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.


— Larry Niven


#social-commentary #science

The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn't have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don't have a space program, it'll serve us right!


— Larry Niven


#extinction #insightful #space-exploration #insight

Mother Nature doesn't care if you're having fun.


— Larry Niven


#nature #science #nature

Never fire a laser at a mirror.


— Larry Niven


#science

1a) Never throw shit at an armed man. 1b) Never stand next to someone who is throwing shit at an armed man.


— Larry Niven


#common-sense

Ethics change with technology.


— Larry Niven


#technology #change

How much intelligence does it take to sneak up on a leaf?


— Larry Niven


#hunter #vegetarian #humor

Never tell a computer to forget it.


— Larry Niven


#science

It's very difficult for a black man to get out of South-Central Los Angeles, and get out civilized....The only men I know who have escaped, all began reading Robert Heinlein at age ten.


— Larry Niven


#reading #scifi #age

One mark of a good officer, he remembered, was the ability to make quick decisions. If they happen to be right, so much the better


— Larry Niven


#leadership






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