It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.
ISAAC ASIMOVIt is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.
ISAAC ASIMOVThere is an art to science, and a science in art; the two are not enemies, but different aspects of the whole.
ISAAC ASIMOVToday’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
ISAAC ASIMOVThe first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it’s bad for you.
ISAAC ASIMOVThe most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny.’
ISAAC ASIMOVSo 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.
ISAAC ASIMOVIf knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
ISAAC ASIMOVIt’s humbling to think that all animals, including human beings, are parasites of the plant world.
ISAAC ASIMOVWhen stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.
ISAAC ASIMOVSince 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.
ISAAC ASIMOVMy feeling is, quite simply, that if there is a God, He has done such a bad job that he isn’t worth discussing.
ISAAC ASIMOVMan’s greatest asset is the unsettled mind.
ISAAC ASIMOVNo 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.
ISAAC ASIMOVThe cure for advanced gullibility is to go to sleep and consider matters again the next day.
ISAAC ASIMOVThe day you stop learning is the day you begin decaying.
ISAAC ASIMOVHe 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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