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Isaac Asimov

Quote of Isaac Asimov - Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable...


Biography - Isaac Asimov:

Russian-American writer .
Born: 1920 - Died: 1992
Period:
20th century
Place of birth: Russian Federation
Russian Federation

Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.



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Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.





Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.





As soon as questions of will or decision or reason or choice of action arise, human science is at a loss.





Problems that remain persistently insoluble should always be suspected as questions asked in the wrong way.





The solution to the problem, which you see in life, lies in living in a way that makes the problems disappear.





Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science.











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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.





To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.





Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.





I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be.





If anyone can be considered the greatest writer who ever lived, it is Shakespeare.





What I will be remembered for are the Foundation Trilogy and the Three Laws of Robotics.












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