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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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....

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

The trouble is that racial stereotypes, unfavourable to everyone but white men of northwest European...

The trouble is that racial stereotypes, unfavourable to everyone but white men of northwest European...

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...

When, however, the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but...

When, however, the lay public rallies round an idea that is denounced by distinguished but...

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...

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...

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...

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...