Isaac Asimov is, in reality, based on something I had invented a few years previously. — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
I used to read a lot of Isaac Asimov and Philip Dick and 'Inland Empire's' one of the earlier books I read! — Eoin Macken Copy Share Image
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won’t come in.”… — Penny Reid Copy Share Image
Whenever someone wonders how I could have written 57 books, I remind them that Isaac Asimov wrote 500 books. — Philip Kotler Copy Share Image
“Isaac Asimov’s Foundation trilogy centers around the “Seldon Plan” to shorten a reversion period from 30,000 years to 1,000 years.” — Max Tegmark Copy Share Image
I did a film called 'Nightfall,' based on Isaac Asimov life, which was directed by an American director. However it was a… — Ashish Vidyarthi Copy Share Image
I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury. — William Shatner Copy Share Image
“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." Isaac Asimov” — Rohi Shetty Copy Share Image
“He listed The Lord of the Rings, Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, and Robert Heinlein’s The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress as some… — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
The Place of No Shadows, in Isaac Asimovs Science Fiction Magazine (1990) In our Universe, matter is arranged in a hierarchy of… — Francois Jacob Copy Share Image
For bedtime reading, I usually curl up with a good monograph on quantum physics or string theory, my specialty. But since I… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
“Isaac Asimov’s remark about the infantilism of pseudoscience is just as applicable to religion: ‘Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am honorary President of the American Humanist Society, having succeeded the late, great science fiction writer Isaac Asimov in that utterly… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Growing up,” he said, “my favorite author was Isaac Asimov, the science fiction writer. Have any of you ever read the short… — Douglas E. Richards Copy Share Image
I've read everything that Isaac Asimov ever wrote, for a start. I'm massively into my fantasy genre, anything by R.A. Salvatore or… — Robert Kazinsky Copy Share Image
I often use detective elements in my books. I love detective novels. But I also think science fiction and detective stories are… — Sergei Lukyanenko Copy Share Image
“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a… — Thomas M. Nichols Copy Share Image
How quickly do we grow accustomed to wonders. I am reminded of the Isaac Asimov story Nightfall, about the planet where the… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Five common traits of good writers: (1) They have something to say. (2) They read widely and have done so since childhood.… — James J. Kilpatrick Copy Share Image
Isaac Asimov's remark about the infantilism of pseudoscience is just as applicable to religion: 'Inspect every piece of pseudoscience and you will… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Originating with such figures as T. H. Huxley, who sought to bring Darwin's ideas to the masses, the popular science genre moved… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
“I stepped through the doors of the SA Café with a borrowed copy of Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot in my hand, expecting… — Hal Duncan Copy Share Image
Incidentally, I am honorary president of the American Humanist Association, having succeeded the great science fiction writer and biochemist Dr. Isaac Asimov.… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Don’t wait. Writers are the only artists I know of who expect to get somewhere by waiting. Everyone knows you have to… — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
“Back in the day, the story goes, four science fiction writers - Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Frank Herbert and L Ron Hubbard… — John Sweeney Copy Share Image
“The traditional illustration of the direct rule-based approach is the “three laws of robotics” concept, formulated by science fiction author Isaac Asimov… — Nick Bostrom Copy Share Image
The other one I did was 'I, Robot.' I take apart Isaac Asimov's Robots world. — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
I've written five books, a book every three years. I'm fairly lazy and it doesn't take that much...people who are not lazy… — Ethan Canin Copy Share Image
There were four major 20th-century science fiction writers: Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein and Ray Bradbury. Of those four,… — Robert J. Sawyer Copy Share Image
“The science fiction novelist Isaac Asimov reportedly once said, “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new… — Frans de Waal Copy Share Image
Whenever someone wonders how I could have written 57 books, I remind them that Isaac Asimov wrote 500 books. I like Asimov's… — Philip Kotler Copy Share Image
In accordance with the terms of the Clarke-Asimov treaty, the second-best science writer dedicates this book to the second-best science-fiction writer. [dedication… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
A couple of hundred years from now, maybe [science fiction writers] Isaac Asimov and Fred Pohl will be considered the important philosophers… — Marvin Minsky Copy Share Image
We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when… — Gary Kemp Copy Share Image
“Bill Gates is said to be Aspergian. Musician Glenn Gould is said to have been Aspergian, along with scientist Albert Einstein, actor… — John Elder Robison Copy Share Image
My name is Bruce Feiler, and I'm an explainaholic. I first heard this word used to describe Isaac Asimov, and I knew… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image