Isaac Asimov ( 10 of 30 )
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I've found it!), read more
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I've found it!), but 'That's funny...' -Isaac Asimov.
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great read more
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.
I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.
Nonviolence doesn't always work -- but violence never does.
Nonviolence doesn't always work -- but violence never does.
Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up. Well, read more
Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up. Well, maybe once.
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
I sit here and think, with more than a little astonishment, that I have been writing and publishing Science Fiction read more
I sit here and think, with more than a little astonishment, that I have been writing and publishing Science Fiction now for just three-eighths of a century. This isn't bad for someone who only admits to being in his late youth- or a little over thirty, if pinned down.
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today
If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster.
If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster.
