David Brin's Profile
Brief about David Brin: By info that we know David Brin was born at 1950-10-06. And also David Brin is American Author.
Some David Brin's quotes. Goto "David Brin's quotation" section for more.The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal.
Tags: History, Making, OftenIt is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.
Tags: Power, Said, TrueOnly a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.
Tags: Democracy, Empowered, VocalSelf-righteous people can talk themselves into forgetting they are part of a civilization. They can then feed on that culture, bringing it down. It's happened many times in the past. It could happen to us.
Tags: Happen, Past, TalkWhen it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.
Tags: Else, Everyone, ThemselvesOne of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are going to be involved even in heroic events.
Tags: Normal, Rules, TryAnyone who wants simple, pat stories should buy another author's product. The real universe ain't that way, and neither are my fictive ones.
Tags: Another, Real, SimpleBut honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science.
Tags: Often, Science, WorkBut it is a delightful challenge to try to depict interesting aliens.
Tags: Challenge, Delightful, TryChange is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on.
Tags: Age, Best, ChangeI find humans tremendously interesting.
Tags: HumansMy education and background thoroughly inform my writing.
Tags: Background, Education, WritingMy first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea.
Tags: Idea, Second, WriteWe already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it?
Tags: Enough, Getting, TimeWhy must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?
Tags: Apologize, Late, WhyAbove all, TRIBES is fun, and even kind of sexy... in that every round features an Opportunity for Reproduction, which is the main aim of the game, as it is in most of Nature.
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