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> [I think we built the right future. If it's a choice between the flying car or the Internet, tablets and smartphones, I'll take what we've got.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/i-think-we-built-the-right-future-if-it-s-a-choice-between-the-flying/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

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## More by David Gerrold

> [Star Trek' is the McDonald's of science fiction; it's fast food storytelling. Every problem is like every other problem. They all get solved in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/star-trek-is-the-mcdonald-s-of-science-fiction-it-s-fast-food/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [The human race never solves any of its problems, it only outlives them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/the-human-race-never-solves-any-of-its-problems-it-only-outlives-them/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [What I wish is that people would look beyond the tribbles and see I've written some other books that I really would like people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/what-i-wish-is-that-people-would-look-beyond-the-tribbles-and-see-i/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [When television began, it modeled itself after radio. Many early television programs were radio programs first. 'My Favorite Wife,' 'The Jack Benny Show,' 'Burns…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/when-television-began-it-modeled-itself-after-radio-many-early/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [Morality—like velocity—is relative. The determination of it depends on what the objects around you are doing. All one can do is measure one's position…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/morality-like-velocity-is-relative-the-determination-of-it-depends-on/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [Just as movies, radio, and television evolved into new forms over time, the ebook will also become something more than just a way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/just-as-movies-radio-and-television-evolved-into-new-forms-over-time/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [Doesn't anybody ever want to talk about anything else besides 'Star Trek?' There were 79 episodes of the series; there were 55 different writers.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/doesn-t-anybody-ever-want-to-talk-about-anything-else-besides-star/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [I had always been fascinated by the whole idea that Australia was this different ecology and that when rabbits and prickly pears and other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/i-had-always-been-fascinated-by-the-whole-idea-that-australia-was/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [The single most important lesson of effective communication is this: Focus on clarity. Concentrate on precisions. Don’t worry about constructing beautiful sentences. Beauty comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/the-single-most-important-lesson-of-effective-communication-is-this/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [A work of art is an act of love. Critics are crab lice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/a-work-of-art-is-an-act-of-love-critics-are-crab-lice/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [If a thing is worth doing, it's worth doing for money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/if-a-thing-is-worth-doing-it-s-worth-doing-for-money/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [Theres two tiers of science fiction: the McDonalds sci-fi like Star Trek, where they have an adventure and solve it before the last commercial,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/theres-two-tiers-of-science-fiction-the-mcdonalds-sci-fi-like-star/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [I won't even try to predict the specifics, but I think the ebook - as a medium - could be a game-changer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/i-won-t-even-try-to-predict-the-specifics-but-i-think-the-ebook-as-a/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [Incompetency fed on itself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/incompetency-fed-on-itself/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

> [Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Be grateful it happens in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gerrold/life-is-hard-then-you-die-then-they-throw-dirt-in-your-face-then-the/)

[David Gerrold](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-gerrold/)

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