“Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.”
— Isaac Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
Category: computers
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Suppose that we are wise enough to
“Suppose that we are wise enough to learn and know – and yet not wise enough to control our learning and knowledge, so that we use it to destroy ourselves? Even if that is so, knowledge remains better than ignorance.”
— Isaac Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
Category: knowledge
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I do not fear computers. I fear
“I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.”
— Isaac Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
Category: computers
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If knowledge can create problems, it is
“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.”
— Isaac Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
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I do not fear computers. I fear
“I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.”
— Isaac Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
Category: fear
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The saddest aspect of life right now
“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
— Isaac Asimov
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Category: society
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When I read about the way in
“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.”
— Isaac Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
Category: society
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Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only
“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.”
— Isaac Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
Category: education
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It is change, continuing change, inevitable change,
“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.”
— Isaac Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
Category: change
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The saddest aspect of life right now
“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”
— Isaac Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
Category: life
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People who think they know everything are
“People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”
— Isaac Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
Category: funny
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