Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.
ISAAC ASIMOVProperly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.
More Isaac Asimov Quotes
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The great secret of the successful fool is that he’s no fool at all.
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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
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There are no nations! There is only humanity. And if we don’t come to understand that right soon, there will be no nations, because there will be no humanity.
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Intelligence is an accident of evolution, and not necessarily an advantage.
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The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.
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Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
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Anything you make forbidden gains sexual attractiveness. Would you be particularly interested in women’s breasts if you lived in a society in which they were displayed at all times?
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There are no happy endings in history, only crisis points that pass.
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The day you stop learning is the day you begin decaying.
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It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.
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He always pictured himself a libertarian, which to my way of thinking means “I want the liberty to grow rich and you can have the liberty to starve”. It’s easy to believe that no one should depend on society for help when you yourself happen not to need such help.
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Democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into the world, the value of life not only declines, but it disappears. It doesn’t matter if someone dies.
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Since emotions are few and reasons are many (said the robot Giscard) the behavior of a crowd can be more easily predicted than the behavior of one person.
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The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it’s bad for you.
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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome.
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