Isaac Asimov Quotes, Thoughts and images

To make discoveries, you have to be curious about why the universe is the way it is.

To make discoveries, you have to be curious about why the universe is the way it is.

When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.

When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.

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

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

People think of education as something that they can finish.

People think of education as something that they can finish.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.

The easiest way to solve a problem is to deny it exists.

It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.

It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.

The day you stop learning is the day you begin decaying.

The day you stop learning is the day you begin decaying.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.

Any book worth banning is a book worth reading.

Life is a journey, but don't worry, you'll find a parking spot at the end.

Life is a journey, but don't worry, you'll find a parking spot at the end.

In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

Man's greatest asset is the unsettled mind.

Man's greatest asset is the unsettled mind.

Any teacher that can be replaced by a computer should be replaced by a computer.

Any teacher that can be replaced by a computer should be replaced by a computer.

It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.

It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.

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

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

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.

The true delight is in finding out rather than in knowing.

The true delight is in finding out rather than in knowing.

All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else.

All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else.

The intelligent man is never bored.

The intelligent man is never bored.

It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being right, but that I have so much in nonscientists being wrong.

It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being right, but that I have so much in nonscientists being wrong.

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is but the world as it will be.

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is but the world as it will be.

The closer to the truth, the better the lie, and the truth itself, when it can be used, is the best lie.

The closer to the truth, the better the lie, and the truth itself, when it can be used, is the best lie.

While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.

While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.

Was there anything more exciting in life than seeking answers?

Was there anything more exciting in life than seeking answers?

Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.

Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.

There are no happy endings in history, only crisis points that pass.

There are no happy endings in history, only crisis points that pass.

Education isn't something you can finish

Education isn't something you can finish

If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.

If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.

You don't have to be able to lay eggs to know when one of them is rotten.

You don't have to be able to lay eggs to know when one of them is rotten.

There is no more desire to live past one's time than to die before it.

There is no more desire to live past one's time than to die before it.

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.