Wells Quotes by Arthur C. Clarke

16 Wells quotes by Arthur C. Clarke

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Arthur C. Clarke imagines wells as portals to distant possibilities, delivering 16 forward‑looking lines that merge science with imagination.

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Once you can reproduce a phenomenon, you are well on the way to understanding it.

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For if not true, they are well imagined...

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A well-stocked mind is safe from boredom.

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I want to be remembered most as a writer - one who entertained readers, and, hopefully, stretched their imagination as well.

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But he knew well enough that any man in the right circumstances could be dehumanised by panic.

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If the house is to be demolished tomorrow anyhow, people seem to feel, we may as well burn the furniture today. None…

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Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I…

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I'm sure we would not have had men on the Moon if it had not been for Wells and Verne and the…

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There is no reason to assume that the universe has the slightest interest in intelligence—or even in life. Both may be random…

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A wise man once said that all human activity is a form of play. And the highest form of play is the…

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I'm sometimes asked how I would like to be remembered. I've had a diverse career as a writer, underwater explorer, space promoter…

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You will find men like him in all of the world's religions. They know that we represent reason and science, and, however…

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Finally, I would like to assure my many Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim friends that I am sincerely happy that the…

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It is a good principle in science not to believe any 'fact'---however well attested---until it fits into some accepted frame of reference.…

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“Though the man-apes often fought and wrestled one another, their disputes very seldom resulted in serious injuries. Having no claws or fighting…

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The choice, as Wells once said, is the Universe-or nothing. . . . The challenge of the great spaces between the worlds…

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I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.

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You can't have it both ways. You can't have both free will and a benevolent higher power who protects you from yourself.

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Astronomy, as nothing else can do, teaches men humility.

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Nowhere in space will we rest our eyes upon the familiar shapes of trees and plants, or any of the animals that share our…

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“The universe is full of energy, but much of it is at equilibrium. At equilibrium no energy can flow, and therefore it cannot be…

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“Here the trees surrounded them with an invisible, anechoic blanket, so that every word seemed sucked into silence the moment it was uttered.”

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“I’m a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything.”

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There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were…

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“Pure coincidence, of course, but a sensible man makes coincidences work for him.”

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