2312 Quotes & Sayings

It is a good thing to stand away from the canvas from time to time and take a full view of the picture. — Winston Churchill

I know I should be leaving this climate, I've got a verse, but can't rhyme it. — Jimmy Buffett

Dream big, but stay humble. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

Humans were still not only the cheapest robots around, but also, for many tasks, the only robots that could do the job. They were self-reproducing robots too. They showed up and worked generation after generation; give them 3000 calories a day and a few amenities, a little time off, and a strong jolt of fear, and you could work them at almost anything. Give them some ameliorative drugs and you had a working class, reified and coglike. — Kim Stanley Robinson

Travel like Ghandi, with simple clothes, open eyes and an uncluttered mind. — Rick Steves

With such a deep rooted interest you can withstand the setbacks and failures, the days of drudgery, and the hard work that are always a part of any creative action. You can ignore the doubters and critics. You will then feel personally committed to solving the problem and will not rest until you do so. — Robert Greene

Will you love me in December as you do in May? — Jack Kerouac

It is a newspaper's duty to print the news and raise hell. Wilbur Storey — Harold Holzer

In terms of fiction, there are a number of writers who are thinking about the future of the environment whose work complements mine. Kim Stanley Robinson's novel 2312 is a great example, as is Tobias Buckell's novel Arctic Rising. — Annalee Newitz

I wanted to do it my way with my career, and I had this arrogant notion that people weren't just interested in my music but me as a person. That was my bit of arrogance, I guess. That's something I learned from Madonna. I was a fan right from the first time I heard 'Holiday.' — Pink

The Whorl, whose inhabitants keep watch for an outsider — Kim Stanley Robinson