Inspirational Quote by Arthur C. Clarke

In 'Cosmicomics,' I came close to science fiction - I was inspired by cosmological subjects and the workings of the universe and invented a…

— Italo Calvino

The other one I did was 'I, Robot.' I take apart Isaac Asimov's Robots world.

— Cory Doctorow

It's hard not to like Asimov; he's a really likable guy.

— Cory Doctorow

I consider myself an inventor, entrepreneur, and author.

— Ray Kurzweil

I would consider myself an inventor at heart, or reinventor.

— Josie Maran

Dilbert: I'm obsessed with inventing a perpetual motion machine. Most scientists think it's impossible, but I have something they don't. Dogbert: A lot of…

— Scott Adams

“Growing up,” he said, “my favorite author was Isaac Asimov, the science fiction writer. Have any of you ever read the short story The…

— Douglas E. Richards

I have always been interested in the idea of self-reinvention.

— Candice Millard

I've always been amazed by Da Vinci, because he worked out science on his own. He would work by drawing things and writing down…

— Bill Gates

“Everything in the universe conforms to certain simple scientific rules that have been repeated over billions of years. While this can be awe-inspiring, it…

— Atheist Republic

Asimov was the reason why we changed some rules in the SFWA, and I'm not convinced we changed it for the best.

— Jerry Pournelle

“They spoke as if this were settled science. We’ll discuss the three laws in chapter 1, but it’s enough to say for now that…

— James Barrat