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It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.

Isaac Asimov

Uncertainty that comes from knowledge (knowing what you don’t know) is different from uncertainty coming from ignorance.
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Different Ignorance Knowledge Philosophy Uncertain Yourself
Any teacher that can be replaced by a computer should be replaced by a computer.
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Computer Replacement Teacher Technology
They won’t listen. Do you know why? Because they have certain fixed notions about the past. Any change would be blasphemy in their eyes, even if it were the truth. They don’t want the truth; they want their traditions.
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Change Eyes Listening Past Tradition Truth
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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Annoy Greatness People Thinking
People think of education as something that they can finish.
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Deep Education People Philosophy Thinking
Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
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Fact Fiction Growth Science Transformation
You don’t need to predict the future. Just choose a future – a good future, a useful future – and make the kind of prediction that will alter human emotions and reactions in such a way that the future you predicted will be brought about.
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Choice Future Goodness Prediction Reaction Yourself
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
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Capability Choice Option Refuge Violence
It’s humbling to think that all animals, including human beings, are parasites of the plant world.
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Animal Human Humble Plant Thinking World
Old people think young people haven’t learned about love. Young people think old people have forgotten about love.
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Forget Learning Love Old People Thinking Young
And above all things, never think that you’re not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.
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Belief Enough Goodness Life Man People Philosophy Thinking Yourself
The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.
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Easy Existence Ignorance Problem Way
When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.
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Deep Intelligence Nation Patriot Safety Stupidity
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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Acceptance Discrimination Equality Face Intelligence Intuition Investment Man Woman Yourself
At odd and unpredictable times, we cling in fright to the past .
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Fear Hold Past Time
To make discoveries, you have to be curious about why the universe is the way it is.
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Discover Philosophy Universe Way

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