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.
ISAAC ASIMOVSelf-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. The only function of a school is to make self-education easier; failing that, it does nothing.
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Old people think young people haven’t learned about love. Young people think old people have forgotten about love.
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When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.
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Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
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If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success – but only if you persist.
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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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There is an art to science, and a science in art; the two are not enemies, but different aspects of the whole.
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There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather its faithful adherents who will defend it to the death.
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Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
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Was there anything more exciting in life than seeking answers?
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.
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Man’s greatest asset is the unsettled mind.
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Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will find a security blanket.
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Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.
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Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. The only function of a school is to make self-education easier; failing that, it does nothing.
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