Utopia Quote by Arthur C. Clarke

“Utopia was here at last: its novelty had not yet been assailed by the supreme enemy of all Utopias—boredom.” quote by Arthur C. Clarke — Download Open image

““Utopia was here at last: its novelty had not yet been assailed by the supreme enemy of all Utopias—boredom.””

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

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