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Arthur C. Clarke Quotes

Arthur C. Clarke quotes about time

English Writer December 16, 1917 – March 19, 2008

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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. Arthur C. Clarke
For the last century, almost all top political appointments [on the planet Earth] had been made by random computer selection from the pool of individuals who had the necessary qualifications. It had taken the human race several thousand years to realize that there were some jobs that should never be given to the people who volunteered for them, especially if they showed too much enthusiasm. As one shrewed political commentator had remarked: “We want a President who has to be carried screaming... Arthur C. Clarke
No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with power and possessions that once would have seemed beyond their wildest dreams. And even when the external world has granted all it can, there still remain the searchings of the mind and the longings of the heart. Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke quote: "Now times had changed, and the inherited wisdom of the past..."
Now times had changed, and the inherited wisdom of the past had become folly. Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke quote: "The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers,..."
The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers, must say farewell to her children. Arthur C. Clarke
There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were deluded. Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke quote: "The rash assertion that "God made man in His own image" is..."
The rash assertion that "God made man in His own image" is ticking like a time bomb at the foundation of many faiths. Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke quote: "If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have..."
If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns. Arthur C. Clarke

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