Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.

Quote by Isaac Asimov

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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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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 pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.

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...

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...

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...

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

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....

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...

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 do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

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...

I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version...

I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version...

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...