Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Author: Arthur C Clarke
Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society.
Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society.
Politicians should read science fiction not westerns and detective stories.
Politicians should read science fiction not westerns and detective stories.
If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible he is almost certainly right but if he says that it is impossible he is very probably wrong.
If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible he is almost certainly right but if he says that it is impossible he is very probably wrong.
I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.
I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.
It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.
It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.
Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature there is no appeal.
Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature there is no appeal.
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.
I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.
I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.
Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software.
Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software.
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.