After all, all devices have their dangers. The discovery of speech introduced communication – and lies. The discovery of fire introduced cooking – and arson. The discovery of the compass improved navigation – and destroyed civilizations in Mexico and Peru. The automobile is marvelously useful – and kills Americans by the tens of thousands each year. Medical advances have saved lives by the millions – and intensified the population explosion.
Isaac Asimov
Technology, Danger, Innovation, Progress, Society, Invention
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“Life would be impossible on such a planet. It wouldn’t get enough heat and light, and if it rotated there would be total darkness half of every day. There wouldn’t be any native inhabitants. You couldn’t expect life – which is fundamentally dependent on light – to develop under such extreme conditions of light deprivation. Half of every axial rotation spent in Darkness! No, nothing could exist under conditions like that.” Isaac Asimov
Life, Darkness, Light, Conditions, Habitation, Science
Isaac Asimov Life, Darkness, Light, Conditions, Habitation, Science“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
Future Planning, Sensible Decisions, World, Vision, Future, Change
Isaac Asimov Future Planning, Sensible Decisions, World, Vision, Future, Change“He threw his cigar away and looked up at the outstretched Galaxy. “Back to oil and coal, are they?” he murmured – and what the rest of his thoughts were he kept to himself.” Isaac Asimov
Oil, Coal, Energy, Galaxy, Thought, Environment
Isaac Asimov Oil, Coal, Energy, Galaxy, Thought, Environment“Some day, with all that the Cities could do, the available calories per person would simply fall below basic subsistence level.” Isaac Asimov
Urban Limits, Resource Scarcity, Cities, Calories, Subsistence, Resources
Isaac Asimov Urban Limits, Resource Scarcity, Cities, Calories, Subsistence, Resources“The advance of genetic engineering makes it quite conceivable that we will begin to design our own evolutionary progress.” Isaac Asimov
Genetic Engineering, Evolution, Progress, Science, Technology, Future
Isaac Asimov Genetic Engineering, Evolution, Progress, Science, Technology, Future“He slept that night the sleep of a successfully stubborn man.” Isaac Asimov
Sleep, Success, Persistence, Strength, Willpower, Rest
Isaac Asimov Sleep, Success, Persistence, Strength, Willpower, Rest“It’s a poor atom blaster that won’t point both ways.” Isaac Asimov
Weapons, Technology, Duality, Power, Safety, Defense
Isaac Asimov Weapons, Technology, Duality, Power, Safety, Defense“You don’t have to be able to lay eggs to know when one of them is rotten.” Isaac Asimov
Judgment Intuition, Common Sense, Knowledge, Humor, Wisdom, Practicality
Isaac Asimov Judgment Intuition, Common Sense, Knowledge, Humor, Wisdom, Practicality“The whole world might know you and acclaim you, but someone in the past, forever unreachable, forever unknowing, spoils it all.” Isaac Asimov
Past, Reputation, Legacy, Humanity, Time, Remembrance
Isaac Asimov Past, Reputation, Legacy, Humanity, Time, Remembrance“Tens of millions of Americans who neither know or understand the actual arguments for, or even against, evolution, march in the Army of the Night with their Bibles held high.” Isaac Asimov
Evolution, Belief, Society, Knowledge, Religion, Understanding
Isaac Asimov Evolution, Belief, Society, Knowledge, Religion, Understanding“Now tell me what happened – in words. I want your translation of the mathematics.” Isaac Asimov
Mathematical Translation, Scientific Communication, Explaining Numbers, Words, Mathematics, Interpretation
Isaac Asimov Mathematical Translation, Scientific Communication, Explaining Numbers, Words, Mathematics, Interpretation“Night will always be a time of fear and insecurity, and the heart will sink with the sun.” Isaac Asimov
Night Fear, Darkness Insecurity, Emotion, Solitude, Reflection, Survival
Isaac Asimov Night Fear, Darkness Insecurity, Emotion, Solitude, Reflection, Survival“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.” Isaac Asimov
Scientific Truth, Universal Process, Knowledge Exploration, Science, Truth, Universe
Isaac Asimov Scientific Truth, Universal Process, Knowledge Exploration, Science, Truth, Universe“You wait for the war to happen like vultures. If you want to help, prevent the war. Don’t save the remnants. Save them all.” Isaac Asimov
War Prevention, Compassion, Humanity, Peace, Action, Responsibility
Isaac Asimov War Prevention, Compassion, Humanity, Peace, Action, Responsibility“It’s a worship of the past. It’s a deterioration – a stagnation!” Isaac Asimov
Past, Change, Stagnation, Progress, History, Society
Isaac Asimov Past, Change, Stagnation, Progress, History, Society“All normal life, Peter, consciously or otherwise, resent domination. If the domination is by an inferior, or by a supposed inferior, the resentment becomes stronger.” Isaac Asimov
Domination Resentment, Power Dynamics, Authority, Hierarchy, Psychology, Rebellion
Isaac Asimov Domination Resentment, Power Dynamics, Authority, Hierarchy, Psychology, Rebellion“There are degrees of justice, Elijah. When the lesser is incompatible with the greater, the lesser must give way.” Isaac Asimov
Justice, Degrees, Morality, Conflict, Ethics, Decision
Isaac Asimov Justice, Degrees, Morality, Conflict, Ethics, Decision“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.” Isaac Asimov
Self-Worth Belief, Confidence Projection, Positivity, Life, Mindset, Respect
Isaac Asimov Self-Worth Belief, Confidence Projection, Positivity, Life, Mindset, Respect“Hardin, as he sat at the foot of the table, speculated idly as to just what it was that made physical scientists such poor administrators. It might be merely that they were too used to inflexible fact and far too unused to pliable people.” Isaac Asimov
Science, Administration, Management, Leadership, Fact, People
Isaac Asimov Science, Administration, Management, Leadership, Fact, People