Predictions of the Future are "Laughably Conservative"
If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run—and often in the short one—the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.
Arthur C. Clarke, The Exploration of Space (2011-02)
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Not always true, but a nice sentiment.
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