Quotes About Progress

sic] his reaction was a sign of civilization. Nobody reaches for a gun anymore, just for his lawyer.

A large part of evolution is interaction. Isolation is not evolution; it is stagnation.

Their electronics are still back in the Stone Age.

As if we didn't have enough weapons already. But that's human nature, we've always got to go one better, to increase the terror another notch.

his reaction was a sign of civilization. Nobody reaches for a gun anymore, just for his lawyer.

The dead hand of society's inertia and the financial interest of the elite minority hold us back as a species. They govern us so they can continue to govern us.

code could be written to solve the problems. Code could do anything. Code could save the world.

The temperature fell. The rain quickened, thinning the clouds, clearing the sky. Evolution began once more.

Code could do anything. Code could save the world.

we invented the concept back while your DNA was still trying to break free from mollusks.

The game is changing' .. :The game is the same, the stakes are rising.

But rocks falling on our heads can't happen anymore," Alik insisted. "We're not fucking dumbasses like the dinosaurs; we're here to stay. It's Darwin.

It's always quicker and easier to tear things down than it is to build them back up again.

It had to be done, they were determined about that; some attempt had to be made to break the cycle of crime and poverty.

there anyone up there?" "No," Gelai said. "Are you sure?" "Yes." Of all the facets of possession, the perception ability fascinated Alkad the most. She'd only just started considering the mechanism of possession. The whole concept would ultimately mean quantum cosmology having to be completely restructured again. So far, she'd made very little theoretical progress.

Astronomy post 2050 had effectively ceased to be a pure science.

Frank had been faintly dubious about coming to Lalonde. But now he had to admit it was the greatest decision he'd ever made. A man could sit back every evening and see what he'd achieved.

Fucking civil servants, always stand in the way of progress.

knowledge is a true power in any society

Science your way out of this.

We should take our time and reach the Dyson Pair as we expand naturally, not pull off this crazy Apollo stunt.

You're frighteningly advanced, so it's comforting to know you put so much emphasis on ethics. They are so easy to abandon in times of war.

Urban violence is in decline for the first time in decades, Cal.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive. - Tochee