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Results of search for Author: David Brin - Page 1 of 1
Showing results 1 to 7 of 7 total quotations found.

Results from Michael Moncur's (Cynical) Quotations:

The one function TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were.
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David Brinkley (1920 - 2003)
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.
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David Brin (1950 - )

Results from Classic Quotes:

Gaia spins on, silently contemplating what it means to be born into a sarcastic universe.
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David Brin (1950 - )

Results from Rand Lindsly's Quotations:

It's said that 'power corrupts', but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power. When they do act, they think of it as service, which has limits. The tyrant, though, seeks mastery, for which he is insa- tiable, implacable.
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David Brin _The Postman_
Numerous politicians have seized absolute power and muzzled the press. Never in history has the press seized absolute power and muzzled the politicians.
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David Brinkley (1920 - 2003)

Results from Contributed Quotations:

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it’s more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.
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David Brin (1950 - ), on power and corruption
A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him.
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David Brink
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