David Brin - Self Quotes

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Self-awareness is probably overrated. A complex, self-regulating system doesn't need it in order to be successful, or even smart.

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In all of history, we have found just one cure for error—a partial antidote against making and repeating grand, foolish mistakes, a remedy against self-deception. That antidote is criticism.

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He was, after all, a diplomat, and understood that the best and firmest deals are based on open self-interest.

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