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Jack McDevitt is an American science fiction author known for his hard science fiction works, born on April 14, 1935. His novels often feature themes such as time travel, extraterrestrial life, and cosmic exploration. McDevitt's writing career began in the 1970s, and he has published numerous works to date.

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“When 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.”

People Knows Should Mean Standards Management Blame Strategy Chains Visibility When Things Go Wrong

Book:Odyssey (Academy - Book 5): Academy -

Source: Odyssey (Academy - Book 5): Academy -

“Life is a walk in the fog. Most people don't know that. They're fooled by the sunlight into thinking they can see what's ahead. But it's the reason they are forever getting lost or falling into ditches or committing matrimony.”

People Thinking Knows Reason Life Is Fall Lost Walks Forever Sunlight Fog Fooled Matrimony Getting Lost

Author:Jack McDevitt

“Intelligence is like pornography. I can't define it, but I know if when I see it.”

Ifs Knows I Can Pornography

Book:Odyssey (Academy - Book 5): Academy -

Source: Odyssey (Academy - Book 5): Academy -

“... the truth is that when your people don't tell you what you need to know, it's a failure of leadership.”

People Knows Needs Truth Is Failure Of Leadership

Book:Cauldron

Source: Cauldron

“We could never know who we truly were until we heard the whispers of the stars.”

Knows Stars Heard

Author:Jack McDevitt

“The real problem has to do with the inability by people to admit that a position they've held a long time might be wrong. That's all. Not that it is. Just that it might be. I don't know why it is, but we tend to fall in love with things we believe, Threaten them, and you threaten us.”

People Knows Believe Long Real Problem Might Fall Position Long Time Falling In Love Inability Real Problems

Author:Jack McDevitt

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Born: April 14, 1935
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