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> [“Throughout history, only a small number of people have done the serious thinking for everybody.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/throughout-history-only-a-small-number-of-people-have-done-the/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

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## More by John Brockman

> [“The black expanse over our heads promise places where our industries can use resource extraction, zero-gravity manufacturing, better communications, perhaps even energy harvested in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/the-black-expanse-over-our-heads-promise-places-where-our-industries/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“If the concept that technologies have biases were to become common knowledge, we could implement them consciously and purposefully. If we don’t bring this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/if-the-concept-that-technologies-have-biases-were-to-become-common/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“Narcissistic leaders. The ultimate weapon of mass destruction is a state. When a state is taken over by a leader with the classic triad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/narcissistic-leaders-the-ultimate-weapon-of-mass-destruction-is-a/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“Adolescence is a period of life when the brain is malleable, and it represents a good opportunity for learning and social development. However, according…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/adolescence-is-a-period-of-life-when-the-brain-is-malleable-and-it/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“Happy brains are all alike; every unhappy brain is unhappy in its own way.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/happy-brains-are-all-alike-every-unhappy-brain-is-unhappy-in-its-own/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“Sometimes science fiction does become scientific discovery.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/sometimes-science-fiction-does-become-scientific-discovery/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“But discoveries are what usually egg us on. Not finding anything would be very bad indeed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/but-discoveries-are-what-usually-egg-us-on-not-finding-anything-would/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“But there is another case for curating as a vanguard activity for the twenty-first century. As the artist Tino Sehgal has pointed out, modern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/but-there-is-another-case-for-curating-as-a-vanguard-activity-for-the/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“Really tapping into our inner vision and inner child might not make us happier or better adjusted, but it might make us appreciate just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/really-tapping-into-our-inner-vision-and-inner-child-might-not-make/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“twice as many people in India have access to cell phones as to latrines.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/twice-as-many-people-in-india-have-access-to-cell-phones-as-to/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“Worry descends upon the worrier like a fever. Without appropriate treatment, that febrile anxiety burns away at the soul. With such treatment, the fever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/worry-descends-upon-the-worrier-like-a-fever-without-appropriate/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“Kakonomics (from the Greek, the economics of the worst) describes cases wherein people not only have the standard preference for receiving high-quality goods and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/kakonomics-from-the-greek-the-economics-of-the-worst-describes-cases/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“Change is the law. Stability and consistency are illusions, temporary in any case, a heroic achievement of human will and persistence at best. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/change-is-the-law-stability-and-consistency-are-illusions-temporary/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“After several decades of empirical study, Jaques concluded that just as humans differ in intelligence, we differ in our ability to handle time-dependent complexity.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/after-several-decades-of-empirical-study-jaques-concluded-that-just/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

> [“people readily accept credit when told they have succeeded, attributing it to their ability and effort. Yet they attribute failure to such external factors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-brockman/people-readily-accept-credit-when-told-they-have-succeeded/)

[John Brockman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-brockman/)

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