952 Quotes by Isaac Asimov

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    Science does not promise absolute truth, nor does it consider that such a thing necessarily exists. Science does not even promise that everything in the Universe is amenable to the scientific process.

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    Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up. Well, maybe once..

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    There are no nations! There is only humanity. And if we don't come to understand that right soon, there will be no nations, because there will be no humanity.

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    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.

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    It is change continuing change, inevitable change that is the dominant factor in society today.

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    The significant chemicals of living tissue are rickety and unstable, which is exactly what is needed for life.

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    I am all for cultural diversity and would be willing to see each recognizable group value its cultural heritage. I am a New York patriot, for instance, and if I lived in Los Angeles, I would love to get together with other New York expatriates and sing "Give My Regards to Broadway".

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    I type 90 words per minute on the typewriter; I type 100 words per minute on the word processor. But, of course, I don't keep that up indefinitely - every once in a while I do have to think a few seconds.

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