Isaac Asimov ( 10 of 30 )
Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning read more
Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance.
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) read more
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny....'
There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.
There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.
I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.
I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.
It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.
Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up. Well, read more
Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up. Well, maybe once.
Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any read more
Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.
