Can the synthesis of man and machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
What we need is a machine that will let us see the other guy's point of view. — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“I think that the people that say we will never develop computer intelligence — they merely prove that some biological systems don't… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“Even more alarming were persistent rumors that someone had smuggled an Emotion Amplifier on board 'Mentor'. The so-called joy machines were banned… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Science fiction does not attempt to predict. It extrapolates. It just says, "What if?" not what will be? Because you can never… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“You see,” he said, “this little gadget is only a simple-minded cousin of Karl’s—and look what it’s done already. All these machines… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software. — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
I sometimes think that the universe is a machine designed for the perpetual astonishment of astronomers. — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“Like every human being, Alvin was in some measure a machine, his actions predetermined by his inheritance. That did not alter his… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“For the last century, almost all top political appointments [on the planet Earth] had been made by random computer selection from the… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
The difference between machines and human beings is that human beings can be reproduced by unskilled labour. — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
The dinosaurs disappeared because they could not adapt to their changing environment. We shall disappear if we cannot adapt to an environment… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware,… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
We cannot predict the new forces, powers, and discoveries that will be disclosed to us when we reach the other planets and set up… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
I am unable to distinguish clearly between your religious ceremonies and apparently identical behavior at the sporting and cultural functions you have transmitted to… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical. — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
You can't have it both ways. You can't have both free will and a benevolent higher power who protects you from yourself. — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Nowhere in space will we rest our eyes upon the familiar shapes of trees and plants, or any of the animals that share our… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“The universe is full of energy, but much of it is at equilibrium. At equilibrium no energy can flow, and therefore it cannot be… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“Here the trees surrounded them with an invisible, anechoic blanket, so that every word seemed sucked into silence the moment it was uttered.” — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“I’m a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything.” — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“Pure coincidence, of course, but a sensible man makes coincidences work for him.” — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
![“For the last century, almost all top political appointments [on the planet Earth] had been made by random computer selection from the pool of individuals who had the necessary qualifications. It had taken the human race several thousand years to realize that there were some jobs that should never be given to the people who volunteered for them, especially if they showed too much enthusiasm. As one shrewed political commentator had remarked: “We want a President who has to be carried screaming and kicking into the White House — but will then do the best job he possibly can, so that he’ll get time off for good behavior.” quote by Arthur C. Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b15/arthur-c-clarke-640_computers_for-the-last-century-almost-all-top-poli_2768928.jpg)
