19 Quotes By Arthur C. Clarke


This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.
Arthur C. Clarke on age

Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.
Arthur C. Clarke on alone

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
Arthur C. Clarke on business

Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software.
Arthur C. Clarke on computers

The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
Arthur C. Clarke on funny

This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.
Arthur C. Clarke on future

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.
Arthur C. Clarke on god

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
Arthur C. Clarke on history

It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
Arthur C. Clarke on intelligence

Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.
Arthur C. Clarke on nature

It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.
Arthur C. Clarke on patriotism

I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.
Arthur C. Clarke on politics

I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.
Arthur C. Clarke on power

I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.
Arthur C. Clarke on religion

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
Arthur C. Clarke on religion

If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
Arthur C. Clarke on science

Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.
Arthur C. Clarke on science

Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society.
Arthur C. Clarke on society

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Arthur C. Clarke on technology