When asked for advice by beginners. Know your ending, I say, or the river of your story may finally sink into the desert sands and never reach the sea.
ISAAC ASIMOVSelf-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
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It’s humbling to think that all animals, including human beings, are parasites of the plant world.
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It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.
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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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You don’t have to be able to lay eggs to know when one of them is rotten.
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My feeling is, quite simply, that if there is a God, He has done such a bad job that he isn’t worth discussing.
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While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.
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To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.
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Life is a journey, but don’t worry, you’ll find a parking spot at the end.
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I wish that I could say I was optimistic about the human race. I love us all, but we are so stupid and shortsighted that I wonder if we can lift our eyes to the world about us long enough not to commit suicide.
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So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You’d better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can’t rearrange the universe.
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Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.
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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny.’
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I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
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The intelligent man is never bored.
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The day you stop learning is the day you begin decaying.
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