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Moses Kaldor had always loved mountains they made him feel nearer to the God whose nonexistence he still sometimes resented.
Arthur C. Clarke
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Arthur C. Clarke
Age: 90 †
Born: 1917
Born: December 16
Died: 2008
Died: March 19
Engineer
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Arthur Charles Clarke
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Now I understand,” said the last man.
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The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That's why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system.
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I would defend the liberty of consenting adult creationists to practice whatever intellectual perversions they like in the privacy of their own homes but it is also necessary to protect the young and innocent.
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I don't believe in astrology I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.
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They had not yet attained the stupefying boredom of omnipotence their experiments did not always succeed.
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I think in the long run the money that s been put into the space program is one of the best investments this country has ever made . . .This is a downpayment on the future of mankind. It's as simple as that.
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