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Isaac Asimov
I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
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Isaac Asimov
If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.
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Isaac Asimov
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.
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Isaac Asimov
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
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Isaac Asimov
Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.
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Isaac Asimov
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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Isaac Asimov
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny ...'
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Isaac Asimov
You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.
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Isaac Asimov
It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. ("My Own View" in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ed. by Holdstock)
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Isaac Asimov
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" ("I've found it!") but "That's funny..."
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Isaac Asimov, Laws of Robotics from I. Robot, 1950
One, a robot may not injure a human being, or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm;Two, a robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law; Three, a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
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