It was the law that if a white man was caught trying to educate a Negro slave, he was liable to prosecution entailing a fine of fifty dollars and a jail sentence. . . Our ignorance was the greatest hold… — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
Man studied birds for centuries, trying to learn how to make a machine to fly like them. He never did do the trick; his final success came when he broke away entirely and tried new methods. — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
We presuppose two things: that there is yet to be learned infinitely more than is now known, and that man can learn it. — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
History does not always repeat itself. Sometimes it just yells, 'Can't you remember anything I told you?' and lets fly with a club. — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
Science is not a sacred cow-but there are a large number of would-be sacred cowherds busily devoting quantities of time, energy and effort to… — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
It was the law that if a white man was caught trying to educate a Negro slave, he was liable to prosecution entailing a… — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
Pioneering basically amounts to finding new and more horrible ways to die — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
No literature is sound, no philosophy of action workable, if it doesn't take a hard look at itself. — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
There's nothing quite so stultifying as having someone around who has all the answers-and gives them to you. — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
Editors never buy manuscripts that are left on the closet shelf at home. — John W. Campbell Copy Share Image
