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> [In my considered opinion, the profit to be made by permanent settlement in space is nothing less than the survival of industrial civilization, and therefore the survival of nearly the entire human race, along with such amenities as peace, freedom,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/in-my-considered-opinion-the-profit-to-be-made-by-permanent/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

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## More by Poul Anderson

> [Heaven is not as narrowly literal-minded as hell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/heaven-is-not-as-narrowly-literal-minded-as-hell/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [“I’ve yet to see any problem, however complicated, which when you looked at it the right way didn’t become still more complicated.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/i-ve-yet-to-see-any-problem-however-complicated-which-when-you-looked/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [Happier are all men than the dwellers in Faerie – or the gods, for that matter…Better a life like a falling star, bright across…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/happier-are-all-men-than-the-dwellers-in-faerie-or-the-gods-for-that/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [He had seen too much of the cosmos to have any great faith in man's ability to understand it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/he-had-seen-too-much-of-the-cosmos-to-have-any-great-faith-in-man-s/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [“Happier are all men than the beings of faerie – or the gods, for that matter,’ he said. ‘Better a life like a falling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/happier-are-all-men-than-the-beings-of-faerie-or-the-gods-for-that/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [Colonization means potential immortality for the human genus. Man's safety on Earth was never great, and it dwindles hourly. Disarmament, even world government, will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/colonization-means-potential-immortality-for-the-human-genus-man-s/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [“And if you were not trained, the lesser members of the galaxy that had become visible were so many as to drown the familiar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/and-if-you-were-not-trained-the-lesser-members-of-the-galaxy-that-had/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [If we knew exactly what to expect throughout the Solar System, we would have no reason to explore it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/if-we-knew-exactly-what-to-expect-throughout-the-solar-system-we/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [“Survivor—under what conditions?” “Any conditions. Adaptability, toughness, quickness—those are the things that count most.” “I think kindness means a lot,” said Sheila timidly. “It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/survivor-under-what-conditions-any-conditions-adaptability-toughness/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [A fanatic's willingness to kill or be killed in the service of a cause cannot prove the rightness of that cause.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/a-fanatic-s-willingness-to-kill-or-be-killed-in-the-service-of-a/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [“You simply do not understand the human condition,” said the robot. Hah! Do you think you do, you conceited hunk of animated tin?” Yes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/you-simply-do-not-understand-the-human-condition-said-the-robot-hah/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [So much American science fiction is parochial -- not as true now as it was years ago, but the assumption is one culture in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/so-much-american-science-fiction-is-parochial-not-as-true-now-as-it/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [Better a life like a falling star, brief bright across the dark, than the long, long waiting of the immortals, loveless and cheerlessly wise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/better-a-life-like-a-falling-star-brief-bright-across-the-dark-than/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [“And the Milky Way belted heaven with ice and silver, and the Magellanic Clouds were not vague shimmers but roiling and glowing; and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/and-the-milky-way-belted-heaven-with-ice-and-silver-and-the/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

> [Machines can only find what ignorant men have programmed them to find.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poul-anderson/machines-can-only-find-what-ignorant-men-have-programmed-them-to-find/)

[Poul Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poul-anderson/)

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