Best Arthur C. Clarke Thoughts
- 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 to Isaac Asimov… Accordance
- There is no reason to assume that the universe has the slightest interest in intelligence—or even in life. Both may be random accidental by-products of… Accidental
- All human plans [are] subject to ruthless revision by Nature, or Fate, or whatever one preferred to call the powers behind the Universe. All
- Good morning, Dr. Chandra. This is Hal. I am ready for my first lesson. Chandra
- And because, in all the Galaxy, they had found nothing more precious than Mind, they encouraged its dawning everywhere. They became farmers in the fields… All
- A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets. Belief
- If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns. Billion
- The rash assertion that "God made man in His own image" is ticking like a time bomb at the foundation of many faiths. Assertion
- The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers, must say farewell to her children. All
- Those wanderers must have looked on Earth, circling safely in the narrow zone between fire and ice, and must have guessed that it was the… Children
- I will not be afraid because I understand ... And understanding is happiness. Afraid
- We stand now at the turning point between two eras. Behind us is a past to which we can never return ... Behind
- Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence Attribute
- Excessive interest in pathological behavior was itself pathological Behavior
- No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with power… All
- 1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he… Advanced
- There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were deluded. Cure
- There's no real objection to escapism, in the right places... We all want to escape occasionally. But science fiction is often very far from escapism,… All
- Utopia was here at last: its novelty had not yet been assailed by the supreme enemy of a ll Utopias - boredom. Assailed
- If man can live in Manhattan, he can live anywhere. Anywhere
- But please remember: this is only a work of fiction. The truth, as always, will be far stranger. Far
- The creation of wealth is certainly not to be despised, but in the long run the only human activities really worthwhile are the search for… Activities
- Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the… Atheism
- Now I understand,” said the last man. Inspirational
- Magic's just science that we don't understand yet. Funny
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