Larry Niven

"Everything starts as somebodys daydream."

"Part of being a coward is wanting security."

"Do you know what it’s like to be suddenly poor and not know how to live poor?"

"There’s always another problem behind the one you just solved. Does that mean that you should stop solving problems?"

"For each human being there is an optimum ratio between change and stasis. Too little change, he grows bored. Too little stability, he panics and loses his ability to adapt."

"“Do you like strange places and faraway people—or vice versa?” “Both.”"

"Thats the thing about people who think they hate computers … What they really hate are lousy programmers."

"Think of it as evolution in action."

"God was knocking, and he wanted in bad."

"The dinosaurs became extinct because they didnt have a space program. And if we become extinct because we dont have a space program, itll serve us right!"

"The Unexpected always comes at the most awkward times."

"Half of wisdom is learning what to unlearn."