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Science fiction seldom attempts to predict the future. More often than not, it tries to prevent the future.
Arthur C. Clarke
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Arthur C. Clarke
Age: 90 †
Born: 1917
Born: December 16
Died: 2008
Died: March 19
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Arthur Charles Clarke
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Judge me by my deeds, though they are few, rather than my words, though they are many.
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As three laws were good enough for Newton, I have modestly decided to stop there.
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