The temptation was great to muster what force we could and put up a fight. It’s the easiest way out, and the most satisfactory to self-respect – but, nearly invariably, the stupidest.
Isaac Asimov
Conflict Temptation, Restraint Wisdom, Fight, Force, Patience, Strategy
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More Isaac Asimov Quotes
“I am an atheist, out and out. It took me a long time to say it.” Isaac Asimov
Atheism, Beliefs, Philosophy, Identity, Faith, Truth
Isaac Asimov Atheism, Beliefs, Philosophy, Identity, Faith, Truth“I don’t believe in personal immortality; the only way I expect to have some version of such a thing is through my books.” Isaac Asimov
Immortality, Books, Legacy, Writing, Philosophy, Belief
Isaac Asimov Immortality, Books, Legacy, Writing, Philosophy, Belief“I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.” Isaac Asimov
Luck, Genetics, Life, Success, Chance, Biology
Isaac Asimov Luck, Genetics, Life, Success, Chance, Biology“The whole business is the crudest sort of stratagem, since we have no way of foreseeing it to the end. It is a mere paying out of rope on the chance that somewhere along the length of it will be a noose.” Isaac Asimov
Strategy, Uncertainty, Risk, Life, Future, Survival
Isaac Asimov Strategy, Uncertainty, Risk, Life, Future, Survival“I have never written a book that didn’t teach me far more than it taught my reader.” Isaac Asimov
Author Lessons, Writing Insights, Writing, Teaching, Learning, Experience
Isaac Asimov Author Lessons, Writing Insights, Writing, Teaching, Learning, Experience“I believe that scientific knowledge has fractal properties, that no matter how much we learn, whatever is left, however small it may seem, is just as infinitely complex as the whole was to start with. That, I think, is the secret of the Universe.” Isaac Asimov
Science Knowledge, Infinite Complexity, Fractal Properties, Universe, Learning, Growth
Isaac Asimov Science Knowledge, Infinite Complexity, Fractal Properties, Universe, Learning, Growth“Nothing has to be true, but everything has to sound true.” Isaac Asimov
Perceived Truth, Persuasive Sound, Intellectual Honesty, Truth, Sound, Perception
Isaac Asimov Perceived Truth, Persuasive Sound, Intellectual Honesty, Truth, Sound, Perception“Life is not like a murder mystery. In mysteries people always do the same thing. Then when some little thing is out of line, some wise-guy amateur detective makes big deductions. In real life, people don’t do the same things all the time. They do different things at different times. In real life, people are crazy.” Isaac Asimov
Life Unpredictability, Real Life, Human Behavior, Mystery, Comparison, Human
Isaac Asimov Life Unpredictability, Real Life, Human Behavior, Mystery, Comparison, Human“Custom is second nature. Be accustomed to a bald head, sufficiently accustomed, and hair on it would seem monstrous.” Isaac Asimov
Custom, Nature, Change, Society, Appearance, Perception
Isaac Asimov Custom, Nature, Change, Society, Appearance, Perception“Life is a journey, but don’t worry, you’ll find a parking spot at the end.” Isaac Asimov
Life, Journey, Perspective, Humor, Happiness, Future
Isaac Asimov Life, Journey, Perspective, Humor, Happiness, Future“There is nothing straight about you; no motive that hasn’t another behind it; no statement that hasn’t three meanings.” Isaac Asimov
Complexity, Motivation, Ambiguity, Truth, Perception, Analysis
Isaac Asimov Complexity, Motivation, Ambiguity, Truth, Perception, Analysis“We’re forever teetering on the brink of the unknowable, and trying to understand what can’t be understood.” Isaac Asimov
Unknowable Edge, Endless Exploration, Unknown, Understanding, Exploration, Mystery
Isaac Asimov Unknowable Edge, Endless Exploration, Unknown, Understanding, Exploration, Mystery“Never judge your own writing. You’re not fit to do so.” Isaac Asimov
Writing, Judgment, Criticism, Reflection, Creativity, Self-awareness
Isaac Asimov Writing, Judgment, Criticism, Reflection, Creativity, Self-awareness“Space, man, have you no respect for science?” Isaac Asimov
Space, Science, Respect, Technology, Exploration, Knowledge
Isaac Asimov Space, Science, Respect, Technology, Exploration, Knowledge“Words are a pretty fuzzy substitute for mathematical equations.” Isaac Asimov
Words, Math, Language, Equations, Precision, Communication
Isaac Asimov Words, Math, Language, Equations, Precision, Communication“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” Isaac Asimov
Science Wisdom, Knowledge Progress, Social Issues, Learning, Balance, Technological
Isaac Asimov Science Wisdom, Knowledge Progress, Social Issues, Learning, Balance, Technological“All the land surface of Trantor, 75,000,000 square miles in extent, was a single city. The population, at its height, was well in excess of forty billions.” Isaac Asimov
Urban Expansion, Massive Population, Global City, City, Trantor, Population
Isaac Asimov Urban Expansion, Massive Population, Global City, City, Trantor, Population“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“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