336 quotes
Those creatures from the para-Universe are trying to make themselves understood.
The Gods Themselves (1972)
It is a mistake to think that because a group has suffered extreme persecution that is a sign that they are virtuous and innocent.
I. Asimov: A Memoir (1994)
Science fiction may be defined as that branch of literature which deals with the response of human beings to advances in science and technology.
Escape Into Reality (1957)
People are entirely too disbelieving of coincidence.
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today.
Old memories - really old - are almost all in the mountain roots where it takes time to dig them out.
The Foundation series (1951)
If all human beings understood history, they might cease making the same stupid mistakes over and over.
The Foundation series (1951)
It is because you yourself fear the propaganda created, after all, only by the stupidity of your own bigots.
Empire novels (1950)
It seems to me, Golan, that the advance of civilization is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of privacy.
The Foundation series (1951)
It’s a dull world, full of farms and with lots of cattle, both four-legged and two-legged.
The Foundation series (1951)
A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
The Three Laws of Robotics (1942)
Ronald Reagan I have always viewed as a brainless fellow who echoes the opinions of anyone who gets close to him.
I. Asimov: A Memoir (1994)
A planet full of people meant nothing against the dictates of economic necessity!
The Currents of Space (1952)
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!', but 'That's funny ...'
Mathematicians deal with large numbers sometimes, but never in their income.
The Foundation series (1951)
One should cultivate an innocence, an awareness of self, and an unselfconsciousness of self which leaves one nothing to hide.
The Foundation series (1951)
The most hopelessly stupid man is he who is not aware that he is wise.
The Foundation series (1951)
Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.
The Foundation series (1951)
You can always put something noble in a sneering fashion if you try.
The Foundation series (1951)
We abandoned the appearance of power to preserve the essence of it.
The Foundation series (1951)