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

Quote by Isaac Asimov

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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...

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the...

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the...

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

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

University President: Why is it that you physicists always require so much expensive equipment? Now...

University President: Why is it that you physicists always require so much expensive equipment? Now...

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...

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is...

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is...

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the...

No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the...

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

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

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...

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries,...

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds the most discoveries,...

Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions...

Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions...

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...

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.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

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.

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.

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...

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return...

Books, like friends, should be few and well chosen. Like friends, too, we should return...

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core...

For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core...

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that...

Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that...