A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.

Quote by Isaac Asimov

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A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that...

A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that...

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...

All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the...

All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the...

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

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

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....

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be...

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be...

How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics!

How I want a drink, alcoholic of course, after the heavy lectures involving quantum mechanics!

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.

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten...

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten...

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should...

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should...

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being...

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being...

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

Night was a wonderful time in Brooklyn in the 1930s. Air conditioning was unknown except...

Night was a wonderful time in Brooklyn in the 1930s. Air conditioning was unknown except...

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.

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...

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...

To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains...

To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains...