"Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always……" — David Brin

"Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as ‘enlightenment."

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54 Quotes by David Brin

David Brin has 54 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually…
The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been…
Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.
When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.
My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they…
If you believe you can make a living as a writer, you already have enough ego.
Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be…
In the book, America had already been weakened by bio terror plagues before waves of selfish violence took down the…
Reciprocal accountability, or criticism [is] the only known antidote to error.
In the end, the work of diplomats continues even while others fight. So, it's not necessarily true that everyone needs…
The three basic material rights -- continuity, mutual obligation, and the pursuit of happiness.
It's how creativity works. Especially in humans. For every good idea, ten thousand idiotic ones must first be posed, sifted,…

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More Always Seen Quotes

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I've always seen modeling as a stepping stone. — Tyra Banks
At the end of the day I have always seen the end of my relationships as a personal failure. There… — Elisabetta Canalis
Running gives me a clearer perspective on the world ... I've always seen the world by running, and that has… — Grete Waitz
I must confess that I've never trusted the Web. I've always seen it as a coward's tool. Where does it… — Stephen Colbert
I've always seen the bright lights of the angels, and I know that lower-entities can't disguise this light, because it… — Doreen Virtue
I have always seen cold and controlled men as the right ones for me. — Elisabetta Canalis
I have yet to see a drama that puts forward women who are successful and have a family. Women are… — Francesca Annis
I think self-portraits are very difficult. I’ve always seen mine as straightforward, very stripped down, hair pulled back. No shirt.… — Annie Leibovitz
As we have always seen here in the U.S. the universal truth about elections is that people vote their pocketbook. — Jennifer Dunn
The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast. — Gautama Buddha
I've always seen myself in sentences. I begin to recognize myself, word by word, as I work through a sentence. — Don DeLillo
I was deeply moved by Richard Blanco's reading of his inaugural poem-a timely and elegant tribute to the great diversity… — Natasha Trethewey

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