# Quote — Jack Mcdevitt, Chindi

> The Peacekeepers had a tradition that every problem had a solution. It was a nice slogan. Wasn’t true, but it sounded good.

- Author: [Jack Mcdevitt](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-mcdevitt.md)
- Book: [Chindi](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-mcdevitt/chindi.md)
- Page: 432
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jack_McDevitt#Chindi_(2002)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-mcdevitt/chindi/the-peacekeepers-had

## More from this book

> “Organized mayhem,” Nick commented, “seems to be the chief preoccupation of intelligent species everywhere.”

p. 432 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-mcdevitt/chindi/organized-mayhem-nick.md)

> “One should always be skeptical. That’s always been our problem. We have too many believers.”
>
> “Believers in what?”
>
> “In everything.”

p. 72 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-mcdevitt/chindi/one-should-always.md)

> What would happen is that people like Geroge and Alyx would grow old and die chasing a dream. Although there were probably worse things to do with one’s life.

p. 165 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/jack-mcdevitt/chindi/what-would-happen.md)