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Surely no child, and few adults, have ever watched a bird in flight without envy.
Isaac Asimov
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Isaac Asimov
Age: 72 †
Born: 1920
Born: January 2
Died: 1992
Died: April 6
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I would argue that a truly developed country would be beyond Presidents and Kings. In a world with some semblance of equality, each liberal-minded woman, each gay person, and indeed almost every person could be their own President. In a world of equals, what real service does a ruler provide?
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I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.
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It is the writer who might catch the imagination of young people, and plant a seed that will flower and come to fruition.
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Suppose we were to teach creationism. What would be the content of the teaching? Merely that a creator formed the universe and all species of life ready-made? Nothing more? No details?
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When I die I won't go to heaven or hell there will just be nothingness.
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