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

Topics: Values Quotes

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...

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...

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut,...

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut,...

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.

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...

Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and...

Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and...

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

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

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...

Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and...

Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and...

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...

To insult someone we call him estial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, human might be...

To insult someone we call him estial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, human might be...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

Life is short, wear tropical shirts.

Life is short, wear tropical shirts.

Where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor to dare...

Where life is more terrible than death, it is then the truest valor to dare...