Once you can reproduce a phenomenon, you are well on the way to understanding it. — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
But he knew well enough that any man in the right circumstances could be dehumanised by panic. — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
I want to be remembered most as a writer - one who entertained readers, and, hopefully, stretched their imagination as well. — 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… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
I'm sure we would not have had men on the Moon if it had not been for Wells and Verne and the… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
There is no reason to assume that the universe has the slightest interest in intelligence—or even in life. Both may be random… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
I'm sometimes asked how I would like to be remembered. I've had a diverse career as a writer, underwater explorer, space promoter… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
A wise man once said that all human activity is a form of play. And the highest form of play is the… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
If the house is to be demolished tomorrow anyhow, people seem to feel, we may as well burn the furniture today. None… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
It is a good principle in science not to believe any 'fact'---however well attested---until it fits into some accepted frame of reference.… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
“Though the man-apes often fought and wrestled one another, their disputes very seldom resulted in serious injuries. Having no claws or fighting… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
The choice, as Wells once said, is the Universe-or nothing. . . . The challenge of the great spaces between the worlds… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
You will find men like him in all of the world's religions. They know that we represent reason and science, and, however… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
Finally, I would like to assure my many Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim friends that I am sincerely happy that the… — 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
