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> [I try to build the things so that they're fairly indestructible. I've learned from my mistakes and some of those units, even if human life disappears from the planet, will still be recognizable a thousand years from now abandoned somewhere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/i-try-to-build-the-things-so-that-they-re-fairly-indestructible-i-ve/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

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## More by John Lindsay

> [Technology tends to fuel the imagination. People with a technological bent can get excited by sometimes the most hazardous technologies, if they think they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/technology-tends-to-fuel-the-imagination-people-with-a-technological/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [There's something about the awareness of the limits that makes you tune in more to your surroundings and I've experienced a lot of pleasure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/there-s-something-about-the-awareness-of-the-limits-that-makes-you/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [I try to build the things so that they're fairly indestructible. I've learned from my mistakes and some of those units, even if human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/i-try-to-build-the-things-so-that-they-re-fairly-indestructible-i-ve/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [These girls play tennis first and foremost, the fact that many of them are very glamorous is a major bonus for any promoter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/these-girls-play-tennis-first-and-foremost-the-fact-that-many-of-them/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [Those who suppress freedom always do so in the name of law and order.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/those-who-suppress-freedom-always-do-so-in-the-name-of-law-and-order/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [Obviously technologies that are sustainable are a logical first step to creating a just society, one that doesn't trample life in all its forms,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/obviously-technologies-that-are-sustainable-are-a-logical-first-step/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [I'm definitely more interested in technologies that are more accessible, that are as accessible as possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/i-m-definitely-more-interested-in-technologies-that-are-more/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [The soil of Palestine still enjoys her sabbaths, and only waits for the return of her banished children, and the application of industry, commensurate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/the-soil-of-palestine-still-enjoys-her-sabbaths-and-only-waits-for/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [New York was something like a circus performer walking a tightrope an juggling at the same time…It could barely maintain its position, but an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/new-york-was-something-like-a-circus-performer-walking-a-tightrope-an/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [We see political leaders replacing moral imperatives with a Southern strategy. We have seen all too clearly that there are men-now in power in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/we-see-political-leaders-replacing-moral-imperatives-with-a-southern/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [There are men - now in power in this country - who do not respect dissent, who cannot cope with turmoil, and who believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/there-are-men-now-in-power-in-this-country-who-do-not-respect-dissent/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [Technology has to be accessible otherwise it enslaves us, and I'm not really in favour of that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/technology-has-to-be-accessible-otherwise-it-enslaves-us-and-i-m-not/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [You've got to be happy if they get your facts right. Since January I don't think I've recognized a damned thing that I've filed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/you-ve-got-to-be-happy-if-they-get-your-facts-right-since-january-i/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [New York has total depth in every area. Washington has only politics; after that, the second biggest thing is white marble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/new-york-has-total-depth-in-every-area-washington-has-only-politics/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

> [Not only is New York City the nation's melting pot, it is also the casserole, the chafing dish and the charcoal grill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lindsay/not-only-is-new-york-city-the-nation-s-melting-pot-it-is-also-the/)

[John Lindsay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lindsay/)

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