“Seeing the space future through science fiction can be difficult. Much...” — Gregory Benford Quote

“Seeing the space future through science fiction can be difficult. Much science fiction of the early era, the 1950s through the '70s, took an expansionist view.”

“I've always felt that specialization is best left to the insects.”

“'Star Trek' is notorious for looting the more thoughtful work of writers for their striking effects, leaving behind most of the thought and subtlety.”

“Having come up in the era where movies are only movies if they're released in the theater... I don't know if that holds true anymore. I've been involved in some movies that have gone 'direct-to-video,' and that used to not be a good thing, but now it's different.”

“I think it's impossible to be a young black male from the South, born to an era I was born in, and not have a clear sense of what race really means in the country.”

“I want to be the greatest. The greatest that ever played, regardless of position or era.”