Don't assume that a species is intelligent because it produces intelligent individuals.
Jack McDevitt... the truth is that when your people don't tell you what you need to know, it's a failure of leadership.
Jack McDevittWhen things go wrong, the standard management strategy is to decide who takes the blame. This should be an underling, as far down the chain as possible, but preferably with some visibility so people know management means business.
Jack McDevittOne could not always put safety up front as the prime goal. Do that, and who would ever achieve anything of note?
Jack McDevittSomewhere we taught ourselves that our opinions are more significant than the facts. And somehow we get our egos and our opinions and Truth all mixed up in a single package, so that when something does challenge one of the notions to which we subscribe, we react as if it challenges us.
Jack McDevitt