John W. Campbell Quotes

“Editors never buy manuscripts that are left on the closet shelf at home.”

“History does not always repeat itself. Sometimes it just yells, 'Can't you remember anything I told you?' and lets fly with a club.”

“Immunity corrupts; absolute immunity corrupts absolutely.”

“Man studied birds for centuries, trying to learn how to make a machine to fly like them. He never did do the trick; his final success came when he broke away entirely and tried new methods.”

“Never accept the initial premise of the opposition.”

“There's nothing quite so stultifying as having someone around who has all the answers – and gives them to you.”