Isaac Asimov ( 10 of 30 )
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.
I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.
I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.
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.
Nonviolence doesn't always work -- but violence never does.
Nonviolence doesn't always work -- but violence never does.
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great read more
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
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.
I sit here and think, with more than a little astonishment, that I have been writing and publishing Science Fiction read more
I sit here and think, with more than a little astonishment, that I have been writing and publishing Science Fiction now for just three-eighths of a century. This isn't bad for someone who only admits to being in his late youth- or a little over thirty, if pinned down.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today
If I could trace my origins to Judas Maccabaeus or King David, that would not add one inch to my read more
If I could trace my origins to Judas Maccabaeus or King David, that would not add one inch to my stature. It may well be that many East European Jews are descended from Khazars, I may be one of them. Who knows? And who cares?
