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> [The real question is not are there other forms of life in the universe, but are there other intelligent forms of life out there right now. Because the universe is not only really big but it's also really long. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/the-real-question-is-not-are-there-other-forms-of-life-in-the/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

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> [I think it's fantastically narcissistic to believe that in the entire universe, with all of the planetary systems that we've already discovered and the countless others that are out there, that we are the only forms of life. Now, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/i-think-it-s-fantastically-narcissistic-to-believe-that-in-the-entire/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

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## More by Ian Bremmer

> [Strong states and blocs of strong states are the only source of power and legitimacy capable of driving an international agenda in today's world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/strong-states-and-blocs-of-strong-states-are-the-only-source-of-power/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [I absolutely am an environmentalist. I am probably more of an environmentalist than most people who live in the world, but I think that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/i-absolutely-am-an-environmentalist-i-am-probably-more-of-an/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [Berlin is still a very edgy place, a very cosmopolitan place. It's a place where completely different ideas and cultures come together and clash…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/berlin-is-still-a-very-edgy-place-a-very-cosmopolitan-place-it-s-a/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [There is always the risk that a conflagration in the Middle East becomes larger and more dangerous. In this scenario, we discover that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/there-is-always-the-risk-that-a-conflagration-in-the-middle-east/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [State capitalism is about more than emergency government spending, implementation of more intelligent regulation, or a stronger social safety net. It's about state dominance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/state-capitalism-is-about-more-than-emergency-government-spending/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [I believe that if you go and ask a chief executive of a Goldman Sachs or a BP, and they answer you honestly they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/i-believe-that-if-you-go-and-ask-a-chief-executive-of-a-goldman-sachs/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [In environments where corporations become too interventionist and capture regulation themselves, the government must be able to battle back so that the people have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/in-environments-where-corporations-become-too-interventionist-and/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [Academics were not a challenge when I was fifteen in college. The challenge was figuring out how to fit in socially.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/academics-were-not-a-challenge-when-i-was-fifteen-in-college-the/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [The two world wars boosted American power and devastated potential rivals to an extent that could not have lasted more than a few decades.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/the-two-world-wars-boosted-american-power-and-devastated-potential/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [I would rather people not smoke. I certainly appreciate the fact that smoking is not legal in restaurants and bars. That used to stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/i-would-rather-people-not-smoke-i-certainly-appreciate-the-fact-that/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [Climate is a global issue. Coal is still the energy that is being used more than anything else to make electricity. The United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/climate-is-a-global-issue-coal-is-still-the-energy-that-is-being-used/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [We're wealthy people. We're sitting here in New York, Washington. We live in a fantastically wealthy country. We don't have to worry about food.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/we-re-wealthy-people-we-re-sitting-here-in-new-york-washington-we/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [I think the best way to control a population is to urbanize and to educate women. We have seen historically in many, many countries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/i-think-the-best-way-to-control-a-population-is-to-urbanize-and-to/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [NASA is increasingly not the future of space exploration. I love the fact that we have private sector folks devoting a lot of money…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/nasa-is-increasingly-not-the-future-of-space-exploration-i-love-the/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

> [I was fifteen in college at Tulane. I lied about my age in college so that I could be normal socially. So that girls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-bremmer/i-was-fifteen-in-college-at-tulane-i-lied-about-my-age-in-college-so/)

[Ian Bremmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-bremmer/)

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