How many twenty-second-century...

How many twenty-second-century bureaucrats did it take to change a light panel? We'll have a sub-committee meeting and get back to you with an estimate.

You cannot impose ideologies o...

You cannot impose ideologies on people who do not embrace it wholeheartedly.

You convinced yourselves we're...

You convinced yourselves we're just a bunch of regular lads who got a bad break in life. Anything else would have cracked your dream open and made you face reality. Illusion is easy. Illusion is the loser's way out. Your way.

HR?'
'Human Resources.'

HR?'
'Human Resources.'
'In Brussels that kind of department is referred to as the Office for Personkind Enablement. Resources sounds like something you dig out of the ground.

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The military do so love shiny ...

The military do so love shiny new technology, there's always so many ways to abuse it.

This is the age of total digit...

This is the age of total digitalisation; everything is online always.'
'Uh huh, and that's why our politicians are pure and clean, and the world works so well, is it? Because everybody knows everything and there's no hiding place.

I believe that intelligence an...

I believe that intelligence and rationality will always be primary no matter what shape sentient creatures take. To not think that would be to doubt the value of life itself.

The balance is the penalty of ...

The balance is the penalty of being human: the danger of allowing yourself to feel. For this we walk a narrow path high above rocky ground. On one side we have the descent into animalism, on the other a godhead delusion. Both pulling at us, both tempting. But without these forces tugging at your psyche, stirring it into conflict, you can never love. They awaken us, you see, these warring sides, they arouse our passion.

The penalty for a long life is...

The penalty for a long life is increasing resistance to change.

You've no idea how wonderful t...

You've no idea how wonderful toilet paper is until it's taken away from you by an unfeeling universe. I think it's the defining characteristic of human civilization, the ability to manufacture something decent to wipe your ass on.

How you humans survive so much...

How you humans survive so much experience is something I shall never understand. To do so much and react to it all in the way you do is as much a curse as a blessing. You never take time to digest and appreciate what happens to you.

Once you've achieved everythin...

Once you've achieved everything, there is nothing left. You take out the core of being human: the striving.

Sometimes you have to do what'...

Sometimes you have to do what's wrong in order to do what's right.