Ben Bova quotes

My first published novel was written for teenagers, and there were rules laid down by the publisher: no sex, no smoking, no swearing. I blew up entire solar systems, I consigned billions of people to horrible death; they didn't seem to mind that at all. But no hanky-panky. (Ben Bova)

I think it's perfectly OK to exploit the moon. Largely for two reasons: there's no life there, and it is close enough and rich enough in resources to be economically useful to Earth. In the final analysis, everything we do in space, if it does not help the people of Earth, all the people, it's not going to happen.

Ben Bova

Red tape has killed more people than bullets.

Ben Bova

Your job is not to die for your country. Your job is to get the other poor sonofabitch to die for his country.

Ben Bova

A teacher?” Vyborg gasped. "They got rid of him in Mexico because he was teaching unauthorized garbage. Do you want him teaching his blasphemies here?” Berkowitz's smile diminished by less than a millimeter. "Freedom of thought is not blasphemous, Sammi. He's a great teacher.

Ben Bova

Even snaky little Vyborg chatted happily with a few of the glowing-eyed young women that clustered about him, Eberly noted. Power goes to some people's heads; in other people, power goes straight to the groin.

Ben Bova

Ben Bova

Occupation: American Author
Born: November 8, 1932
Died: November 29, 2020
Quotes count: 6
Wikipedia: Ben Bova

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