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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| e231941 | I was never a dictator, I just had a huge amount of political clout. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| eb353f4 | just how naive could a porn star be? | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| fa62d26 | proplyds, | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| bba3f19 | knowledge is a true power in any society | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 3bb56ac | No human has ever died. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| cf2666b | They used a bazooka to shoot the Warrior Angel, it was spectacular ineffective. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| e87e0c8 | Horatius | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| c9d6ab3 | weapons analysis division, | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 8af56de | you | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 80d82e2 | mould. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 7db260f | I sailed upon oceans, and I thought no challenge could be greater, and now men sail the void between stars. Oh, how I remember them. The constellations burning so bright at night. How could I ever have known? God's creation has a majesty which lays men bare at his feet. | space space-exploration stars universe | Peter F. Hamilton | |
| ea501cd | Fanatics,' Kandara replied automatically. 'I'm no longer surprised by what they do, by the misery and suffering they inflict on others. Ideology is a sick soul-meme; it gnaws basic decency away until you can self-justify the most extreme acts as worthwhile to further the cause. Any cause. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| d15146d | Our society is mature. Change is instability. That is why every institution we have resists change. To maintain the status quo is our sole objective in life. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 66372bc | There always has to be a balance between freedom and restriction; that is fundamental to any society. Without law there is anarchy. But too much law, applied rigorously, becomes oppression | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| e14f5bd | You think that isn't you? You believe you are noble and kind? Do you know how the dominance works? | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| a8f5593 | The game is changing' .. :The game is the same, the stakes are rising. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| eb988ed | The point is, the Grand Families see how much support you have, and they know you want to instigate change. Change for them, a return to more democratic rule, the introduction of accountability, will diminish their power, and Lady help them, their wealth, too. That's what the city's entire political structure is geared around: preserving and expanding their estates. If you wipe out the gangs, you'll go after them next, and the way they've d.. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 3fa63a1 | They know what we're planning, and we know what they're planning. But they don't know we know. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| e5b287b | It's always quicker and easier to tear things down than it is to build them back up again. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 6762919 | The biggest victory they can have is to change our lives. I am going to carry on exactly as before. Anything else is allowing them to win. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 42fef16 | He knows it never works, so why does he always go for the same type? "Optimism!" | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| da9e83e | several tech-types; heavily idealistic about total access they all sailed close to anarchistic beliefs, believing all information should be free. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 8cc4211 | Secrecy is like oxygen to politicians and defense forces; there's always got to be some of it to keep them going. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| a71ee72 | A large part of evolution is interaction. Isolation is not evolution; it is stagnation. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 72deffb | All it's done is create a separate culture--which, incidentally, never stops whining on about its superiority. That always ends well." "Then it is not unusual for such a culture to be subject to attack from ideological rivals." | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 01fdd4c | You are so much smarter than me, aren't you?" "No. I just think things through quicker, that's all." "If that's not a definition of smart, I don't know what is." | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| aec422f | there could well be two alien species out there, both with weapons and technology so far ahead of ours it might as well be magic." "Thank you, Sir Arthur," Ozzie muttered. Nigel grinned at his old friend; he doubted anyone else in the room got the reference." | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| a431c61 | Politicians see conspiracies everywhere | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 5eccc0e | Fanatics," Kandara replied automatically. "I'm no longer surprised by what they do, by the misery and suffering they inflict on others. Ideology is a sick-soul-meme; it gnaws basic decency away until you can self-justify the most extreme acts as worthwhile to further the cause. Any cause." | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| e5d0e25 | Besides, she was only a kid, she needed him. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| c4512ef | But then, ephemerality was the summation of most human activities. The trick was to enjoy the time when things were going right. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 1a5d861 | I believe I understand, friend Orion," Tochee said. "You are attracted to the young female of your species. Is she one totally fuckable babe?" | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| a8c85e4 | Why do they both refer to your deity while mating?" Tochee inquired as it munched on some rehydrated cabbage. "Is it a request for a blessing?" | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 7341445 | Forty-two." "Excuse me?" I queried. "Old joke," the cardinal admitted. "The number of angels that can actually dance on a pinhead." | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 7f681f6 | Chain of command was always a nominal concept in the division, you trusted people to do their job right. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 7c0c5ca | That was the trouble with history, Oscar thought: Once the distance had grown long enough, any event could be seen favorably. The true horror faded with time, and ignorance replaced it. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 7a99a10 | Ah, that's the Jaguar-Chevrolet 2251 T-bird, the convertible | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 7aba8b0 | From small foundations of hope, empires can be built. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| e17a512 | Cast aside your numbers and your coarse voice and learn how to sing, sweet Ozzie. Song is the destiny of all who live who love to live. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| b104393 | Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. | Birth | ||
| 4456260 | You are new to sentience. Your behaviour is still affected by your animal origin. | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| 1fc0c09 | Despite Alexandre's considerable height, Dellian could never | Peter F. Hamilton | ||
| ddc5719 | David S. Reynolds. Walt Whitman. Oxford University Press: USA, 2005, | Stephen Cope | ||
| 5d4d4dc | Never trust the innocent | David S. Reynolds |