The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

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....

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...

It is not only the living who are killed in war.

It is not only the living who are killed in war.

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.

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...

What I will be remembered for are the Foundation Trilogy and the Three Laws of...

What I will be remembered for are the Foundation Trilogy and the Three Laws of...

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

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

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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.