Autocratic governments are masters of self-contradiction. They say one thing, do another.

Nightside, cities glistened in chains, and a spray of tinkertoy habitats girdled the planet. Gossamer starbridges reached from the equator towards orbit.

I think I've reduced the amount of blood in my caffeine system to an acceptable level.

Victory loses its meaning without the memory of what you've vanquished.

As the old saying went, the Manhattan Project wasn't built in a day. Or was that Rome? Something to do with Earth, anyway.

A city's only ever three hot meals away from anarchy.

Enjoy it, kid. Enjoy feeling that you can make a difference.' Floyd flashed him a smile. 'It won't last for ever.

You worry that we're becoming monsters. Merlin, we already were monsters. You didn't make us any worse.

Without risk in our lives, we're scarcely better than machines ourselves.

It’s the people who don’t worry—those who never have any doubts that what they’re doing is good and right—they’re the ones that cause the problems.

I never wanted to be "a writer"; I only ever aspired to be an science fiction writer. They'll tear that badge out of my cold dead hands.

The power of your prayer lies in your knowing that God is there right beside you.

A will finds a way.

Anyone who has brought up children knows that consistency has absolutely nothing to do with discipline.

If there is a true universal mind, must it be sane?

The burden of living one’s own life is experiencing sensations that no one else can share.

To be cautious, one should not take high confidence as any absolute guarantee of anything.

Fame is the last infirmity of the human mind.

Part of what I love about getting older is realizing that there's something perfect in the imperfection. It's all very human.

The great thing about theater is the doing it again and again and again.

I am opposed to abortion and to government funding of abortions. We should not spend state funds on abortions because so many people believe abortion is wrong.