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Isaac Asimov Quotes

Isaac Asimov quotes

American Scientist, Writer January 2, 1920 – April 6, 1992

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Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest. Isaac Asimov
There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state.-(from "The Bicentennial Man) story) Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov quote: "The most hopelessly stupid man is he who is not aware he is wise."
The most hopelessly stupid man is he who is not aware he is wise. Isaac Asimov
I am not impressed by ancestry, since if I could trace my origins to Judas Maccabeus or to King David, that would not add one inch to my stature, either physically, mentally or ethically. What's more, what about all my other ancestors? There must have been uncounted thousands of human beings in the century of King David, all of whom in some small way contributed to my production, and every one of them but King David might have been criminals and drunkards for all I know. (Nor was King David... Isaac Asimov
Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all. Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov quote: "people live and die by nonsense. It's not what is so much as..."
...people live and die by nonsense. It's not what is so much as what people think is. Isaac Asimov
All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men. Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov quote: "It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being..."
It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being right, but that I have so much in nonscientists being wrong. Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov quote: "Weak emperors mean strong viceroys."
Weak emperors mean strong viceroys. Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov quote: "THERE IS AS YET INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER."
THERE IS AS YET INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR A MEANINGFUL ANSWER. Isaac Asimov
The temptation was great to muster what force we could and put up a fight. It's the easiest way out, and the most satisfactory to self-respect--but, nearly invariably, the stupidest. Isaac Asimov
It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics. Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov quote: "The great writer, Isaac Asimov, was once asked what he would..."
The great writer, Isaac Asimov, was once asked what he would do if he only had six months to live. His answer: Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov quote: "Postulates are based on assumption and adhered to by faith. ..."
Postulates are based on assumption and adhered to by faith. Nothing in the Universe can shake them. Isaac Asimov
Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war. Isaac Asimov

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