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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.

Isaac Asimov

Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.
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There seems to be a feeling that anything that is natural is good. Strychnine is natural.
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Was there anything more exciting in life than seeking answers?
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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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Uncertainty that comes from knowledge (knowing what you don’t know) is different from uncertainty coming from ignorance.
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You don’t have to be able to lay eggs to know when one of them is rotten.
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It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say ‘It’s as plain as the nose on your face.’ But how much of the nose on your face can you see, unless someone holds a mirror up to you?
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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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The intelligent man is never bored.
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There is an art to science, and a science in art; the two are not enemies, but different aspects of the whole.
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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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There are no nations! There is only humanity. And if we don’t come to understand that right soon, there will be no nations, because there will be no humanity.
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Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.
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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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Better to make a good future than predict a bad one.
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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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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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