It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety. Read Summary
Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest. Read Summary
All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night. Read Summary
Meanwhile, fears of universal disaster sank to an all time low over the world. Read Summary
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge. Read Summary
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Read Summary
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...' Read Summary
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. Read Summary
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. Read Summary
I write for the same reason I breathe - because if I didn't, I would die. Read Summary
To surrender to ignorance and call it God has always been premature, and it remains premature today. Read Summary
To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult. Read Summary
A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. Read Summary
Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not. Read Summary
I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander. Read Summary
Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war. Read Summary
I don't believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books. Read Summary
John Dalton's records, carefully preserved for a century, were destroyed during the World War II bombing of Manchester. It is not only the living who are killed in war. Read Summary