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Space can be mapped and crossed and occupied without definable limit; but it can never be conquered.
We'll Never Conquer Space (1960)
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
Credo (1991)
Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.
Maelstrom II (1965)
I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.
Multiple Intelligences in Practice : Enhancing Self-esteem and Learning in the Classroom (2006)
As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science and inferior morals. The combination is unstable and self-destroying.
Voices from the Sky : Previews of the Coming Space Age (1967)
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.
The Exploration of Space (1951)
Behind every man now alive stand 30 ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living.
I can never look now at the Milky Way without wondering from which of those banked clouds of stars the emissaries are coming.
The Sentinel (1948)
Man's bodily functions moved only toward death, but the mind could continue to enrich itself even as everything else embraced entropy.
Richter 10 (1996)
He says that even a god cannot conquer time, but nine hundred years should be enough for anybody.
Time's Eye (2003)
The idea of death was utterly incongruous—as it is to all men until the final second.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God but to create him.
The extremists in his movement had discredited themselves thoroughly, and it would be a long time before the world heard of them again.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
Anything that is theoretically possible will be achieved in practice, no matter what the technical difficulties are, if it is desired greatly enough.
All explorers are seeking something they have lost. It is seldom that they find it, and more seldom still that the attainment brings them greater happiness than the quest.
The City and the Stars (1956)
It is surprising how long it takes to do a simple addition when your life depends on the answer.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
The future is built on the rubble of the past; wisdom lies in facing that fact, not in fighting against it.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
History, it has been said, never repeats itself but historical situations recur.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001)
Belief in God is apparently a psychological artifact of mammalian reproduction.
The Fountains of Paradise (1979)
Through long and bitter experience, Rajasinghe had learned never to trust first impressions, but also never to ignore them.
The Fountains of Paradise (1979)