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Isaac Asimov is, in reality, based on something I had invented a few years previously.
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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If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns.
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Humor was the enemy of desire.
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There is the possibility that humankind can outgrow its infantile tendencies, as I suggested in 'Childhood's End.' But it is amazing how childishly gullible humans are.
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There is no reason to assume that the universe has the slightest interest in intelligence—or even in life. Both may be random accidental by-products of its operations like the beautiful patterns on a butterfly's wings. The insect would fly just as well without them.
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I don't believe in astrology I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.
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Using material ferried up by rockets, it would be possible to construct a space station in ... orbit. The station could be provided with living quarters, laboratories and everything needed for the comfort of its crew, who would be relieved and provisioned by a regular rocket service. (1945)
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One theory which can no longer be taken very seriously is that UFOs are interstellar spaceships.
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The truth, as always, will be far stranger.
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Now I understand,” said the last man.
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Until we get rid of religion, we won't be able to conduct the search for God.
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Training was one thing, reality another.
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But he knew well enough that any man in the right circumstances could be dehumanised by panic.
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Science demands patience.
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What we need is a machine that will let us see the other guy's point of view.
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A wise man once said that all human activity is a form of play. And the highest form of play is the search for Truth, Beauty and Love. What more is needed? Should there be a ‘meaning’ as well, that will be a bonus? If we waste time looking for life’s meaning, we may have no time to live — or to play.
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