“There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.”
Science
“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.”
KnowledgeAll Quotes by Isaac Asimov
“It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.”
Change“I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.”
Computers“Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.”
War“I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.”
Life“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.”
Death“He had read much, if one considers his long life but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more than other men.”
Men“When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.”
Society“Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.”
Science“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.”
Good“A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.”
Great“John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war.”
War“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”
Funny“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.”
Knowledge“All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men.”
Medical“To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult.”
Nature“Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.”
Future“To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.”
God“It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics.”
Business“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
Knowledge