Quotes by Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick

American science fiction writer

Lived from: 1928 - 1982

Category: Writers (Contemporary) Country: FlagUnited States

Born: 16 december 1928 Died: 2 march 1982

  • The trouble with being educated is that it takes a long time; it uses up the better part of your life and when you are finished what you know is that you would have benefited more by going into banking.

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  • Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night.
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  • Drug misuse is not a disease, it is a decision, like the decision to step out in front of a moving car. You would call that not a disease but an error of judgment.
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  • Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
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  • Reality is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it.
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  • Science fiction writers, I am sorry to say, really do not know anything. We can't talk about science, because our knowledge of it is limited and unofficial, and usually our fiction is dreadful.
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  • Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then.
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  • The basic tool for the manipulation of reality is the manipulation of words. If you can control the meaning of words, you can control the people who must use the words.
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  • The trouble with being educated is that it takes a long time; it uses up the better part of your life and when you are finished what you know is that you would have benefited more by going into banking.
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What are the most famous quotes from Philip K. Dick?

The two most famous quotes from Philip K. Dick are:

  • "Don't try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night."
  • "Drug misuse is not a disease, it is a decision, like the decision to step out in front of a moving car. You would call that not a disease but an error of judgment."

When did Philip K. Dick live?

Philip K. Dick was born in 1928 and died in the year 1982.