--- title: "3 Issac Asimov Quotes - Famous Biochemist" description: "American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)... | Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifet..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e30/issac-asimov-86420_quote_murray-said-is-this-heaven-the-voice-sai_1526009.jpg" --- # Issac Asimov (1920–1992) Biochemist **3** quotes in **8** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Issac Asimov was a biochemist. ## Quick Facts About Issac Asimov Born January 2, 1920 Died April 6, 1992 Profession Biochemist ## About Issac Asimov American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)... \| Isaac Asimov was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. During his lifetime, Asimov was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. He wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letter ## Quotes by Issac Asimov > [“Murray said, “Is this Heaven?” The Voice said, “This is no place as you understand place.” Murray was embarrassed, but the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issac-asimov/murray-said-is-this-heaven-the-voice-said-this-is-no-place-as-you/) Issac Asimov [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e30/issac-asimov-86420_quote_murray-said-is-this-heaven-the-voice-sai_1526009.jpg) > [“A person willing to fly in the face of reason, authority, and common sense must be a person of considerable self-assurance. Since…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issac-asimov/a-person-willing-to-fly-in-the-face-of-reason-authority-and-common-2/) Issac Asimov [Brave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brave/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/issac-asimov-86420_brave_a-person-willing-to-fly-in-the-face-of-r_2529227.jpg) > [“I don't know anything but the simplest rules of English grammar, and I seldom consciously apply them. Nevertheless, I instinctively write correctly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/issac-asimov/i-don-t-know-anything-but-the-simplest-rules-of-english-grammar-and-i/) Issac Asimov [English grammar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/english-grammar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/730/issac-asimov-86420_english-grammar_i-don-t-know-anything-but-the-simplest-r_2807654.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/issac-asimov/#itemlist", "name": "Issac Asimov Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Murray said, “Is this Heaven?” The Voice said, “This is no place as you understand place.” Murray was embarrassed, but the next question had to be asked. “Pardon me if I sound like a jackass. 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