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”Forty-two.

Deep Thought(The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams)

”DON’T PANIC.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy(Douglas Adams)

”Science fiction is not about the future. Like all other fiction, it is about the present.

Bruce Sterling

”Do or do not. There is no try.

Yoda(Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back)

”Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.

Theodore Roosevelt

”I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear(Dune, Frank Herbert)

”To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.

Salvor Hardin(Foundation, Isaac Asimov)

”The moment you stop adapting, you start dying.

Hiro Protagonist(Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson)

”Control is an illusion, but influence is real.

Quellcrist Falconer(Altered Carbon, Richard K. Morgan)

”You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to stand up and do something.

Admiral William Adama(Battlestar Galactica)

”You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life.

Winston Churchill

”You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

Mae West

”The mystery of life isn’t a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.

Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam(Dune, Frank Herbert)

”A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

”Face the facts. Then act on them. It’s the only mantra I know, the only doctrine I have to offer you.

Takeshi Kovacs(Altered Carbon, Richard K. Morgan)

”Change is happening all around you. Adapt, or be left behind.

Bruce Sterling

”The human eye is a wonderful device. With a little effort, it can fail to see even the most glaring injustice.

Richard K. Morgan

”Big Brother isn’t watching you, he’s just gathering your data.

Cory Doctorow(Little Brother)

”The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth, whether it’s scientific truth or historical truth or personal truth.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard(Star Trek: The Next Generation)

”It’s not enough to control the future. You have to shape the narrative.

Quellcrist Falconer(Altered Carbon, Richard K. Morgan)

”Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.

Cooper(Interstellar)

”There are no rules—only those you enforce.

Chris Faulkner(Market Forces, Richard K. Morgan)

”A leader doesn't just guide; he inspires.

Admiral William Adama(Battlestar Galactica)

”With great power comes great responsibility.

Uncle Ben(Spider-Man, also attributed to Voltaire)

”A ruler must learn to persuade and not to compel.

Paul Atreides(Dune, Frank Herbert)

”Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Salvor Hardin(Foundation, Isaac Asimov)

”Fear is the true enemy. The only enemy.

James T. Kirk(Star Trek: TOS)

”Leadership isn’t about being liked. It’s about making the right decisions.

Commander Saul Tigh(Battlestar Galactica)

”We apologize for the inconvenience.

God’s Final Message to His Creation(The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams)

”It gives me a headache just trying to think down to your level.

Marvin the Paranoid Android(The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams)

”There are times, sir, when men of good conscience cannot blindly follow orders.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard(Star Trek: TNG)

”Effort and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.

John F. Kennedy

”You see a lot of smart guys with dumb people’s problems, because they don’t understand the basic rules.

Bruce Sterling

”I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.

Douglas Adams

”In the beginning, the universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams

”The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few… or the one.

Spock(Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

”The universe is full of doors.

Paul Atreides(Dune, Frank Herbert)

”You can’t just run away. You have to take a stand.

Kara “Starbuck” Thrace(Battlestar Galactica)

”To summarize the summary of the summary: people are a problem.

Marvin the Paranoid Android(The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams)

”Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes.

Not actually William Gibson!(This is an internet misattribution. The true origin is unknown, but it is often falsely credited to Gibson or Steven Winterburn.)

”To know a thing well, know its limits. Only when pushed beyond its tolerances will true nature be seen.

The Fremen(Dune, Frank Herbert)

”Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Dylan Thomas

”Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it.

Frank Herbert

”The sleeper must awaken.

Paul Atreides(Dune, Frank Herbert)