While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.
ISAAC ASIMOVAny book worth banning is a book worth reading.
More Isaac Asimov Quotes
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If we only obey those rules that we think are just and reasonable, then no rule will stand, for there is no rule that some will not think is unjust and unreasonable.
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Feminine intuition? Is that what you wanted the robot for? You men. Faced with a woman reaching a correct conclusion and unable to accept the fact that she is your equal or superior in intelligence, you invent something called feminine intuition.
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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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To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.
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There seems to be a feeling that anything that is natural is good. Strychnine is natural.
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It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.
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If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success – but only if you persist.
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People think of education as something that they can finish.
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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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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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The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it’s bad for you.
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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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The Earth should not be cut up into hundreds of different sections, each inhabited by a self-defined segment of humanity that considers its own welfare and its own “national security” to be paramount above all other consideration.
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In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.
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