Quotes of Isaac Asimov - somelinesforyou

“ I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...' ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...' ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny!’. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Rejection slips, or form letters, however tactfully phrased, are lacerations of the soul, if not quite inventions of the devil—but there is no way around them. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ It is the writer who might catch the imagination of young people, and plant a seed that will flower and come to fruition. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Self. education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Knowledge is indivisible. When people grow wise in one direction, they are sure to make it easier for themselves to grow wise in other directions as well. On the other hand, when they split up knowledge, concentrate on their own field, and scorn and ignore other fields, they grow less wise — even in their own field. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Congratulations on the new library, because it isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe, a time machine that will take you to the far past and the far future, a teacher that knows more than any human being, a friend that will amuse you and console you and most of all, a gateway, to a better and happier and more useful life. [Letters of Note; Troy (MI, USA) Public Library, 1971] ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ All evil is good become cancerous. ”

- Isaac Asimov

“ Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right. ”

- Isaac Asimov
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