Above all, I would not expect a wise race, at great expense, to set loose an army of self-replicating robots. — Barney Oliver
Years of science fiction have produced a mindset that it is human destiny to expand from earth — Barney Oliver
The sun and its retinue of planets drift as a group through the vast gulfs of space that separate the stars. — Barney Oliver
Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter. — Barney Oliver
If interstellar travel is as time- or energy- demanding as the above figures indicate — Barney Oliver
In the past, on earth, it has largely been to exploit foreign resources and to expand the domestic territory. — Barney Oliver
Antimatter is not a source of energy for us, it’s a method of storing energy, compact but inefficient. — Barney Oliver
It would be a pity if, frustrated by the price of travel, we elected to become a society that — Barney Oliver