Isaac Asimov

Showing quotations 1 to 13 of 13 total I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. Isaac Asimov I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die. Isaac AsimovIf knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. Isaac Asimov It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety. Isaac AsimovLife is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. Isaac Asimov Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. Isaac Asimov Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest. Isaac Asimov Science can be introduced to children well or poorly. If poorly, children can be turned away from science; they can develop a lifelong antipathy; they will be in a far worse condition than if they had never been introduced to science at all. Isaac AsimovThe most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...' Isaac Asimov You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist. Isaac Asimov One, a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm;
Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law; Three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. Isaac Asimov, Laws of Robotics from I. Robot, 1950Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"

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Isaac Asimov

A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
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

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.
Isaac Asimov

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
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

From my close observation of writers... they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously and visibly at any bad review, and 2) those who bleed copiously and secretly at any bad review.
Isaac Asimov

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more than other men.
Isaac Asimov

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.
Isaac Asimov

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
Isaac Asimov

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
Isaac Asimov

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.
Isaac Asimov

I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.
Isaac Asimov

I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die.
Isaac Asimov

If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
Isaac Asimov

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.
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

It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
Isaac Asimov

It is not only the living who are killed in war.
Isaac Asimov

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
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

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Isaac Asimov

Showing quotations 1 to 13 of 13 total I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. Isaac Asimov I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die. Isaac AsimovIf knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. Isaac Asimov It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety. Isaac AsimovLife is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. Isaac Asimov Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. Isaac Asimov Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest. Isaac Asimov Science can be introduced to children well or poorly. If poorly, children can be turned away from science; they can develop a lifelong antipathy; they will be in a far worse condition than if they had never been introduced to science at all. Isaac AsimovThe most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...' Isaac Asimov You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist. Isaac Asimov One, a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm;
Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law; Three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. Isaac Asimov, Laws of Robotics from I. Robot, 1950Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"

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Isaac Bashevis Singer

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A good writer is basically a story teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written the Two Thousand Commandments.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Biography
Type: Novelist
Nationality: American
Born: July 14, 1904
Died: July 24, 1991

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Isaac Bashevis Singer

A good writer is basically a story teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Doubt is part of all religion. All the religious thinkers were doubters.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

I am thankful, of course, for the prize and thankful to God for each story, each idea, each word, each day.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

If Moses had been paid newspaper rates for the Ten Commandments, he might have written the Two Thousand Commandments.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

If you keep saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Life is God's novel. Let him write it.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Our knowledge is a little island in a great ocean of nonknowledge.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

The analysis of character is the highest human entertainment.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

The greatness of art is not to find what is common but what is unique.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.
Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Isaac Asimov

Showing quotations 1 to 13 of 13 total I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. Isaac Asimov I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die. Isaac AsimovIf knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. Isaac Asimov It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety. Isaac AsimovLife is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. Isaac Asimov Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right. Isaac Asimov Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest. Isaac Asimov Science can be introduced to children well or poorly. If poorly, children can be turned away from science; they can develop a lifelong antipathy; they will be in a far worse condition than if they had never been introduced to science at all. Isaac AsimovThe most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...' Isaac Asimov You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist. Isaac Asimov One, a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm;
Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law; Three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws. Isaac Asimov, Laws of Robotics from I. Robot, 1950Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. Isaac Asimov, Salvor Hardin in "Foundation"

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