It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being right, but that I have so much in nonscientists being wrong.
ISAAC ASIMOVLife is a journey, but don’t worry, you’ll find a parking spot at the end.
More Isaac Asimov Quotes
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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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Today’s science fiction is tomorrow’s science fact.
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The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.
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If I am right, then (religious fundamentalists) will not go to Heaven, because there is no Heaven. If they are right, then they will not go to Heaven, because they are hypocrites.
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All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else.
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There seems to be a feeling that anything that is natural is good. Strychnine is natural.
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Human beings sometimes find a kind of pleasure in nursing painful emotions, in blaming themselves without reason or even against reason.
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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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The day you stop learning is the day you begin decaying.
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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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The tyranny that now exists is actual. That which may exist in the future is potential. If we are always to draw back from change with the thought that the change may be for the worse, then there is no hope at all of ever escaping injustice.
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Was there anything more exciting in life than seeking answers?
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Democracy cannot survive overpopulation. Human dignity cannot survive it. Convenience and decency cannot survive it. As you put more and more people into the world, the value of life not only declines, but it disappears. It doesn’t matter if someone dies.
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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny.’
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I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
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