Gregory Benford Quotes

In a tough situation, don't avoid acting just because it's easier or comfortable. Don't lapse into a passive state. People who give up, die.

When the chemistry is right, all the experiments work.

One of the laws of nature," Gordon said, "is that half the people have got to be below average.""For a Gaussian distribution, yeah," Cooper said. "Sad, though.

(Crank theories) always violated the first rule of a scientific model: they were uncheckable.

At least being prosperous set one apart in England; here it guaranteed nothing, not even taste.

Religions do not teach doubt.

Any technology that does not appear magical is insufficiently advanced.

The biggest mistake is being too afraid of making one.