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 be.

Quote by Isaac Asimov

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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...

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.

It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I....

It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I....

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood....

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood....

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...

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but...

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled [poets] to write their poetry, but...

Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom (Job 32:7).

Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom (Job 32:7).