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Isaac Asimov Facts
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Isaac Asimov was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. His family emigrated from Russia to the United States when he was three years old. Growing up in Brooklyn, New York City, Asimov taught himself to read at the age of five. Asimov was one of the most prolific writers of all time, having written or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in nine out of ten major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification. (1920 – 1992) |
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Quotes by Isaac Asimov
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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.
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Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
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Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
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People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
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Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.
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Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
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The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.
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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
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When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.
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