Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimovwas an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was prolific and wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in 9 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth2 January 1920
CityPetrovichi, Russia
CountryUnited States of America
Isaac Asimov quotes about
... you just can't differentiate between a robot and the very best of humans.
While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.
There are no nations! There is only humanity. And if we don't come to understand that right soon, there will be no nations, because there will be no humanity.
There are no happy endings in history, only crisis points that pass.
Anything you make forbidden gains sexual attractiveness. Would you be particularly interested in women's breasts if you lived in a society in which they were displayed at all times?
A myth or legend is simply not made up out of a vacuum. Nothing is--or can be. Somehow there is a kernel of truth behind it, however distorted that might be.
Intelligence is an accident of evolution, and not necessarily an advantage.
The Bible contains legendary, historical, and ethical contents. It is quite possible to consider them separately, and one doesn't have to accept the legends in order to get the ethics. Fundamentalists make a grave mistake to insist on the letter of the writings, because they drive away many who can't swallow the Adam-and-Eve bit.
Robots will neither be common nor very good in 2014, but they will be in existence.
Words are a pretty fuzzy substitute for mathematical equations.
Having no unusual coincidence is far more unusual than any coincidence could possibly be.
Flattery is useful when dealing with youngsters.
Dreams may be impossible, yet still be dreamed.
Radiation, unlike smoking, drinking, and overeating, gives no pleasure, so the possible victims object.