It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics. Isaac Asimov on business
It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. 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. Isaac Asimov on change
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. Isaac Asimov on computers
Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest. Isaac Asimov on computers
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. Isaac Asimov on death
Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. Isaac Asimov on education
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them. Isaac Asimov on fear
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. Isaac Asimov on funny
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' Isaac Asimov on funny
Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition. Isaac Asimov on future
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. Isaac Asimov on god
And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning. Isaac Asimov on good
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do. Isaac Asimov on great
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. Isaac Asimov on great
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them. Isaac Asimov on knowledge
Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance. Isaac Asimov on knowledge
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimov on knowledge
Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know - and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance. Isaac Asimov on learning
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. Isaac Asimov on life
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimov on life