Isaac Asimov ( 10 of 30 )
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.
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.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.
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.
I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.
I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.
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.
Nonviolence doesn't always work -- but violence never does.
Nonviolence doesn't always work -- but violence never does.
If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster.
If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster.
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.
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?
