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Arthur C. Clarke on Space

1917–2008 England

← All quotes by Arthur C. Clarke

5 quotes

Space can be mapped and crossed and occupied without definable limit; but it can never be conquered.

We'll Never Conquer Space (1960)

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)

Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.

Maybe those nihilist philosophers are right; maybe this is all we can expect of the universe, a relentless crushing of life and spirit, because the equilibrium state of the cosmos is death...

The Light of Other Days (2000)

We cannot predict the new forces, powers, and discoveries that will be disclosed to us when we reach the other planets and set up new laboratories in space. They are as much beyond our vision today as fire or electricity would be beyond the imagination of a fish.

Space and the Spirit of Man (1965)

Attribution

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