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Arthur C. Clarke on New Year

1917–2008 England

← All quotes by Arthur C. Clarke

4 quotes

SETI is probably the most important quest of our time, and it amazes me that governments and corporations are not supporting it sufficiently.

Seti@Home Donor List (2006)

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.

The Peter Plan : A Proposal for Survival (1976)

There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

Values of the Wise : Humanity's Highest Aspirations (2004)

It is not my duty as an historian to predict the future, only to observe and interpret the past. But its lesson is clear enough; we have lived too long out of contact with reality, and now the time has come to rebuild our lives.

The City and the Stars (1956)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Arthur C. Clarke (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.