Meanwhile, fears of universal disaster sank to an all time low over the world.

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He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much...

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much...

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

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

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

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

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

That we have come as far as we have in forty years [the 1930s to...

That we have come as far as we have in forty years [the 1930s to...

Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.

Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life...

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life...

I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version...

I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version...

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

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

From my close observation of writers...they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously...

From my close observation of writers...they fall into two groups: 1) those who bleed copiously...

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

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

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and...

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and...

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.

Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise...

Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise...

Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing...

Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing...

Until I became a published writer, I remained completely ignorant of books on how to...

Until I became a published writer, I remained completely ignorant of books on how to...

It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today....

It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today....

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.

I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would...

I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would...

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.