All humanity could share a common insanity and be immersed in a common illusion while living in a common chaos. That can’t be disproved, but we have no choice but to follow our senses.
Isaac Asimov
Shared Insanity, Common Illusion, Chaotic Humanity, Senses, Insanity, Illusion
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“Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.” Isaac Asimov
Morality, Ethics, Action, Decision, Right, Principles
Isaac Asimov Morality, Ethics, Action, Decision, Right, Principles“We are gaining the knowledge; science is giving us that. Now we need wisdom as well.” Isaac Asimov
Science, Knowledge, Wisdom, Growth, Learning, Development
Isaac Asimov Science, Knowledge, Wisdom, Growth, Learning, Development“No one is so modest as not to believe himself a competent amateur sleuth...” Isaac Asimov
Amateur Sleuth, Modesty Paradox, Self-Belief, Curiosity, Investigation, Humor
Isaac Asimov Amateur Sleuth, Modesty Paradox, Self-Belief, Curiosity, Investigation, Humor“Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn’t look up. Well, maybe once...” Isaac Asimov
Unshakable Focus, Concentration Humor, Focus, Distraction, Work, Humor
Isaac Asimov Unshakable Focus, Concentration Humor, Focus, Distraction, Work, Humor“A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.” Isaac Asimov
Robot, Ethics, Safety, Humanity, Technology, Morality
Isaac Asimov Robot, Ethics, Safety, Humanity, Technology, Morality“Of such things, petty annoyance and aimless thrusts, is history made.” Isaac Asimov
History Creation, Petty Annoyance, Aimless Actions, History, Actions, Annoyance
Isaac Asimov History Creation, Petty Annoyance, Aimless Actions, History, Actions, Annoyance“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.” Isaac Asimov
Typing Speed, Processing Breaks, Writing Process, Typing, Speed, Process
Isaac Asimov Typing Speed, Processing Breaks, Writing Process, Typing, Speed, Process“Well, there is one – a new one. In this past year or two, there has come word of a strange man whom they call the Mule.” “The Mule?” She considered. “Ever hear of him, Torie?” Isaac Asimov
Mule Character, Mystery Story, Inquiry, Curiosity, Revelation, Speculation
Isaac Asimov Mule Character, Mystery Story, Inquiry, Curiosity, Revelation, Speculation“If we only obey those rules that we think are just and reasonable, then no rule will stand, for there is no rule that some will not think is unjust and unreasonable.” Isaac Asimov
Rules, Justice, Morality, Law, Obedience, Reason
Isaac Asimov Rules, Justice, Morality, Law, Obedience, Reason“To Baley, it seemed not that the Aurorans were growing more humane in their attitude out of a liking for the humane, but that they were denying the robotic nature of the objects in order to remove the discomfort of having to recognize the fact that the human beings were dependent upon objects of artificial intelligence.” Isaac Asimov
Humanity, Robotics, Dependency, Discomfort, Technology, Society
Isaac Asimov Humanity, Robotics, Dependency, Discomfort, Technology, Society“In theory, there is nothing the computer can do that the human mind cannot do. The computer merely takes a finite amount of data and performs a finite number of operations upon them. The human mind can duplicate the process.” Isaac Asimov
Human Potential, Digital Abilities, Mind Power, Computers, Theory, Data
Isaac Asimov Human Potential, Digital Abilities, Mind Power, Computers, Theory, Data“Let us assume you’ve made your point.” Isaac Asimov
Assumption, Point, Discussion, Argument, Communication, Clarity
Isaac Asimov Assumption, Point, Discussion, Argument, Communication, Clarity“It seems to me, Golan, that the advance of civilization is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of privacy.” Isaac Asimov
Civilization, Privacy, Society, Change, Control, Progress
Isaac Asimov Civilization, Privacy, Society, Change, Control, Progress“All roads lead to Trantor, and that is where all stars end.” Isaac Asimov
Trantor, Space, Future, Universe, Philosophy, Fate
Isaac Asimov Trantor, Space, Future, Universe, Philosophy, Fate“There is nothing frightening about an eternal dreamless sleep. Surely it is better than eternal torment in Hell and eternal boredom in Heaven.” Isaac Asimov
Eternal Sleep, Afterlife Philosophy, Hell Torment, Heaven, Sleep, Death
Isaac Asimov Eternal Sleep, Afterlife Philosophy, Hell Torment, Heaven, Sleep, Death“But you are telling me, Susan, that the ‘Society for Humanity’ is right; and that Mankind has lost its own say in its future.′ ‘It never had any, really. It was always at the mercy of economic and sociological forces it did not understand – at the whims of climate, and the fortunes of war.” Isaac Asimov
Humanity, Society, Fate, Power, Change, Control
Isaac Asimov Humanity, Society, Fate, Power, Change, Control“It is well-known that the friend of a conqueror is but the last victim.” Isaac Asimov
Conqueror Friends, Inevitable Betrayal, Conquest, Friendship, Power, Victim
Isaac Asimov Conqueror Friends, Inevitable Betrayal, Conquest, Friendship, Power, Victim“God, how that stings! I’ve spent a lifetime loving science fiction and now I find that you must expect nothing of something that’s just science fiction.” Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction, Expectations, Disappointment, Passion, Literature, Reflection
Isaac Asimov Science Fiction, Expectations, Disappointment, Passion, Literature, Reflection“You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you’re working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success – but only if you persist.” Isaac Asimov
Persistence, Success, Writing, Talent, Effort, Work
Isaac Asimov Persistence, Success, Writing, Talent, Effort, Work