#ill

In hindsight it may even seem inevitable that a socialist society will starve when it runs out of capitalists. ↗

— Larry Niven

#even #hindsight #inevitable #may #out

As for AIDS, it's a plague. We are human, we get plagues. They come along every so often, kill off two thirds of the population; in the next generation it's a quarter; after that it's a childhood disease. ↗

— Larry Niven

#aids #along #childhood #come #disease

I never got good at predicting what millions of people will suddenly decide is rational. ↗

— Larry Niven

#good #got #i #millions #never

In general, I don't know when inspiration will pop up. ↗

— Larry Niven

#i #inspiration #know #pop #up

We need to take command of the solar system to gain that wealth, and to escape the sea of paper our government is becoming, and for some decent chance of stopping a Dinosaur Killer asteroid. ↗

— Larry Niven

#becoming #chance #command #decent #dinosaur

Your good friend has just taken a piece of cake out of the garbage and eaten it. You will probably need this information when you check me into the Betty Crocker Clinic. ↗

— Cynthia Nixon

#cake #check #clinic #eaten #friend

I think women still want to be married. But I don't think they'll do anything to get married anymore. ↗

— Cynthia Nixon

#anything #get #get married #i #i think

My private life is private. But at the same time, I have nothing to hide. So what I will say is that I am very happy. ↗

— Cynthia Nixon

#happy #hide #i #i am #life

Some friends of mine who are actors feel directing shuts them down and kills all their impulses, but the worst thing for me is if I feel a director hasn't noticed. ↗

— Cynthia Nixon

#director #down #feel #friends #hasn

When the President does it, that means that it's not illegal. ↗

— Richard M. Nixon

#illegal #means #president