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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.

Isaac Asimov

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
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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Different Earth Humanity Nation Security
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what’s right.
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Moral Right Way Youreslf
It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.
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Deep Friendship Victim
Was there anything more exciting in life than seeking answers?
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Excitement Life Philosophy Seek
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
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
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
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Computer Fear Myself
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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Honesty Myself Wrong
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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Attraction Interest Live Society Time Woman
To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.
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Alone Enough Oneself Planning Success
Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
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Fact Fiction Growth Science Transformation
The greatest weapons in the conquest of knowledge are an understanding mind and the inexorable curiosity that drives it on.
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Curiosity Drive Greatness Knowledge Mindset Understand Weapon
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
The cure for advanced gullibility is to go to sleep and consider matters again the next day.
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Advancement Advice Cure Sleep
The first law of dietetics seems to be: if it tastes good, it’s bad for you.
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Bad Goodness Law Taste Yourself

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