They work off all their resentments, enjoy all the smug self-satisfaction a young revolutionary would have, and by the time they take their place in the Imperial hierarchy, they are ready to settle down into conformity and obedience.
Isaac Asimov
Revolution Conformity, Hierarchical Integration, Resentments, Revolution, Obedience, Hierarchy
Isaac Asimov’s Quotes On Topics
People | Arrogant Knowledge | Civilization | Scientific Literacy | Inspirational Drive | Truth | Process | Borders | Atheism | Social Accountability | Scientific Communication | Introspection | Divine Imagination | Global Stability | Evilness | Faith Loyalty | Archaeology Critique | Salvation | Space | Loss | More
More Isaac Asimov Quotes
“Old people think young people haven’t learned about love. Young people think old people have forgotten about love.” Isaac Asimov
Love Generations, Age Misunderstanding, Wisdom, Emotion, Experience, Reflection
Isaac Asimov Love Generations, Age Misunderstanding, Wisdom, Emotion, Experience, Reflection“Every religion seems like a fantasy to outsiders, but as holy truth to those of the faith.” Isaac Asimov
Religion, Faith, Belief, Truth, Outsiders, Perception
Isaac Asimov Religion, Faith, Belief, Truth, Outsiders, Perception“You can’t assert an answer just because it’s not something else.” Isaac Asimov
Answer, Assertion, Logic, Truth, Reasoning, Thought
Isaac Asimov Answer, Assertion, Logic, Truth, Reasoning, Thought“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.” Isaac Asimov
Computer Errors, Technology Flaws, Medical Issues, Healthcare, Confusion, Misunderstandings
Isaac Asimov Computer Errors, Technology Flaws, Medical Issues, Healthcare, Confusion, Misunderstandings“Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.” Isaac Asimov
Science Fiction, Inevitable Problems, Creative Solutions, Writers, Problems, Solutions
Isaac Asimov Science Fiction, Inevitable Problems, Creative Solutions, Writers, Problems, Solutions“There are so many benefits to be derived from space exploration and exploitation; why not take what seems to me the only chance of escaping what is otherwise the sure destruction of all that humanity has struggled to achieve for 50,000 years?” Isaac Asimov
Space, Exploration, Humanity, Progress, Survival, Future
Isaac Asimov Space, Exploration, Humanity, Progress, Survival, Future“Radiation, unlike smoking, drinking, and overeating, gives no pleasure, so the possible victims object.” Isaac Asimov
Radiation Effects, Risk Pleasure, Health, Danger, Lifestyle, Awareness
Isaac Asimov Radiation Effects, Risk Pleasure, Health, Danger, Lifestyle, Awareness“Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else.” Isaac Asimov
Happiness, Contentment, Self, Present, Life, Acceptance
Isaac Asimov Happiness, Contentment, Self, Present, Life, Acceptance“The Scientist – with capital letters and no smile.” Isaac Asimov
Scientific Stereotype, Serious Approach, Professional Persona, Scientist, Approach, Persona
Isaac Asimov Scientific Stereotype, Serious Approach, Professional Persona, Scientist, Approach, Persona“A persistent rumor has circulates in the USA: There are two intelligent races living on the surface of planet Earth: the standard people and the Hungarians.” Isaac Asimov
Rumors, Intelligence, Society, Race, Humor, Perception
Isaac Asimov Rumors, Intelligence, Society, Race, Humor, Perception“Bible: Various portions of it, when properly interpreted, contain a code of behavior which many men consider best suited to the ultimate happiness of mankind.” Isaac Asimov
Bible, Religion, Behavior, Morality, Happiness, Code
Isaac Asimov Bible, Religion, Behavior, Morality, Happiness, Code“Self-education is a continuing source of pleasure to me, for the more I know, the fuller my life is and the better I appreciate my own existence.” Isaac Asimov
Continuous Learning, Knowledge Growth, Personal Development, Education, Pleasure, Life
Isaac Asimov Continuous Learning, Knowledge Growth, Personal Development, Education, Pleasure, Life“It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being right, but that I have so much in nonscientists being wrong.” Isaac Asimov
Science, Confidence, Beliefs, Knowledge, Expertise, Trust
Isaac Asimov Science, Confidence, Beliefs, Knowledge, Expertise, Trust“Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.” Isaac Asimov
Jokes, Humor, Politics, Philosophy, Literature, Communication
Isaac Asimov Jokes, Humor, Politics, Philosophy, Literature, Communication“One might accept death reasoningly, with every aspect of the conscious mind, but the body was a brute beast that knew nothing of reason.” Isaac Asimov
Reasoned Death, Bodily Instincts, Conscious Acceptance, Death, Instincts, Reason
Isaac Asimov Reasoned Death, Bodily Instincts, Conscious Acceptance, Death, Instincts, Reason“Married life had taught him the futility of arguing with a female in a dark-brown mood.” Isaac Asimov
Marriage Lessons, Emotional Dynamics, Relationship Humor, Mood, Arguments, Life
Isaac Asimov Marriage Lessons, Emotional Dynamics, Relationship Humor, Mood, Arguments, Life“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“I prefer rationalism to atheism. The question of God and other objects-of-faith are outside reason and play no part in rationalism, thus you don’t have to waste your time in either attacking or defending.” Isaac Asimov
Rationalism, Atheism, Philosophy, Belief, Reason, Faith
Isaac Asimov Rationalism, Atheism, Philosophy, Belief, Reason, Faith