The 35 Best Phrases by Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and scientific outreach.

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1. "The saddest aspect of life right now is that science reaches knowledge faster than society attains wisdom.
2. -The most exciting phrase to hear in science, which announces new discoveries is not"Eureka"is"that's fun".
3. "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
4. "People who think they know everything are a big hassle to those who know everything.
5. "I strongly believe that self-education is the only kind of education there is.
6. -Life is nice. Death is peaceful. It is the transition that is problematic.
7. "I do not believe in the afterlife, so I do not have to spend my whole life fearing hell or heaven. Whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven will be even worse.
8. - Never let your sense of morality get in the way of doing what is right.
9. "Creationists make it sound like a dream you dream about after drinking all night.
10. "I'm not afraid of computers. I fear the lack of them.
11. "In the first place let's end with Socrates because I'm fed up with this invention that knowing nothing is a sign of wisdom.
12. "And above all things, never think that you are not good enough. A man should never think that.
13. -Who who are accustomed to worry about the needs of machines, becomes insensitive to the needs of men.
14. -Denying a fact is the easiest in the world. Many people do, but the fact remains a fact.
15. -Giving yourself to ignorance and calling it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.
16. -The luck favors only the prepared mind.
17. -In life, unlike in chess, the game continues after checkmate.
18. -Looked rightly, the bible is the most potent force for atheism ever built.
19. -If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
20. "There is only one light in science and to give it light in any place is to give it light everywhere.
21. "If my doctor told me that I have only six minutes to live, I would not think about it." I would write a little faster.
22. "When I read about the way library funds are being cut and trimmed, I can only think that American society has found a new way of destroying itself.
23. "Humanity has the stars in the future, and that future is very important to get lost under the weight of youthful foolishness and ignorant superstition.
24. "I'm not a fast reader. I am a fast learner.
25. "It takes more than capital to start a business. You need the AID grade to get out of the step - publicity, initiative and dynamism.
26. "To insult someone we call a beast. By deliberate cruelty,"human"should be the biggest insult.
27. "All kinds of computer errors are coming up now. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim to be treating pregnant men.
28. - It is change, continuous and inevitable change the dominant factor in today's society. You can not make a more sensible decision without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
29. "I doubt that the computer ever comes to match the intuition and creative ability of the outstanding human talent.
30. "I write for the same reason I breathe. Because if I did not, I would die.
31. -The true joy is in knowledge and not in knowledge.
32. -To write, for me, is simply to think through my fingers.
33. "It pays to be obvious, especially if it has a reputation for subtlety.
34. - Suppose we are wise enough to learn and know and not enough to control our learning and knowledge. So we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if it were so, knowledge is still better than ignorance.
35. - Sci-fi writers predict the inevitable and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.
36. "I do not believe in my own immortality; The only way I hope to have something of it is through my books.
37. "Dalton's records, carefully preserved over a century, were destroyed during World War II in the bombing of Manchester. Not only is life murdered in the war.