My feeling is, quite simply, that if there is a God, He has done such a bad job that he isn’t worth discussing.
ISAAC ASIMOVTo make discoveries, you have to be curious about why the universe is the way it is.
More Isaac Asimov Quotes
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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 don’t subscribe to the thesis, ‘Let the buyer beware,’ I prefer the disregarded one that goes, ‘Let the seller be honest.’
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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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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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It’s humbling to think that all animals, including human beings, are parasites of the plant world.
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At odd and unpredictable times, we cling in fright to the past .
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It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.
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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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The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.
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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
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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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There is no more desire to live past one’s time than to die before it.
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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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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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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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