952 Quotes by Isaac Asimov

Having reached 451 books as of now doesn't help the situation. If I were to be dying now, I would be murmuring, "Too bad! Only four hundred fifty-one." (Those would be my next-to-last words. The last ones will be: "I love you, Janet.") [They were. -Janet.]

The creation tale of Genesis is very impressive, even in modern terms, if it is treated symbolically and allegorically. But again, the tendency for many people is to accept it literally and to fight ferociously against deviating from it by one iota.

The same pattern of the creation by supernatural gods of an ordered Universe out of Chaos occurs over and over again in various mythologies, and in a sense, that is the only story possible.

Even the sternest oppression, however, cannot stop human thought forever.

No individual death among human beings is important. Someone who dies leaves his work behind and that does not entirely die. It never entirely dies as long as humanity exists.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

Насильство — останній притулок некомпетентності.

Re the temperature of Venus's surfaceNo one had expected such a hot Venus

Courtiers don't take wagers against the king's skill. There is a deadly danger of winning