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title: "1 Science Magazine Quotes By Ben Bova"
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> [Omni is not a science magazine. It is a magazine about the future...Omni was sui generis. Although there were plenty of science magazines over the years...Omni was the first magazine to slant all its pieces toward the future. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/omni-is-not-a-science-magazine-it-is-a-magazine-about-the-future-omni/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/097/ben-bova-26822_firsts_omni-is-not-a-science-magazine-it-is-a-m_554768.jpg)

## More by Ben Bova

> [ A new space race has begun, and most Americans are not even aware of it. This race is not \[about\] political prestige or military… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/a-new-space-race-has-begun-and-most-americans-are-not-even-aware-of/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [In science there is a dictum: don't add an experiment to an experiment. Don't make things unnecessarily complicated. In writing fiction, the more fantastic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/in-science-there-is-a-dictum-don-t-add-an-experiment-to-an-experiment/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [Omni is not a science magazine. It is a magazine about the future...Omni was sui generis. Although there were plenty of science magazines over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/omni-is-not-a-science-magazine-it-is-a-magazine-about-the-future-omni/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [“The art of fiction has not changed much since prehistoric times. The formula for telling a powerful story has remained the same: create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/the-art-of-fiction-has-not-changed-much-since-prehistoric-times-the/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [ Up here \[in space\], you're free. Really free, for the first time in your life. All the laws and rules and prejudices they've been… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/up-here-in-space-you-re-free-really-free-for-the-first-time-in-your/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [Don't ask your readers to admire your words when you want them to believe your story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/don-t-ask-your-readers-to-admire-your-words-when-you-want-them-to/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [Red tape has killed more people than bullets...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/red-tape-has-killed-more-people-than-bullets/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [I think it's perfectly OK to exploit the moon. Largely for two reasons: there's no life there, and it is close enough and rich…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/i-think-it-s-perfectly-ok-to-exploit-the-moon-largely-for-two-reasons/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [“A fanatic who is willing to die for his cause thinks nothing of killing you for his cause.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/a-fanatic-who-is-willing-to-die-for-his-cause-thinks-nothing-of/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [As long as we're tied to Middle Eastern oil we're tied to Middle Eastern politics. We're hostages to the terrorists and nutcases who want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/as-long-as-we-re-tied-to-middle-eastern-oil-we-re-tied-to-middle/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [“When we do this thing, we admit failure. We admit fear—yes, terror. We are terrified of a new idea, a new scientific discovery. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/when-we-do-this-thing-we-admit-failure-we-admit-fear-yes-terror-we/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [The Old Ones knew that life is not rare, but precious; not fragile, but vulnerable. Life is as deep as the seas in which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/the-old-ones-knew-that-life-is-not-rare-but-precious-not-fragile-but/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [When I started understanding how science works, it occurred to me that there just is no evidence that there is a God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/when-i-started-understanding-how-science-works-it-occurred-to-me-that/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [“My first sight of the fabled warrior was a surprise. He was not a mighty-thewed giant, like Ajax. His body was not broad and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/my-first-sight-of-the-fabled-warrior-was-a-surprise-he-was-not-a/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

> [My first published novel was written for teenagers, and there were rules laid down by the publisher: no sex, no smoking, no swearing. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-bova/my-first-published-novel-was-written-for-teenagers-and-there-were/)

[Ben Bova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-bova/)

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