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Isaac Asimov. History has reached a point where humanity is no longer allowed to feud.
Everyone is free to believe what they want. I am against making everyone believe the same thing.
I don’t know the exact date of my birth. I was born in Russia shortly after the revolution – chaos reigned, no one registered anyone, and despite the fact that, of course, I have a birthday, I am not at all sure that I was born on this day.
My father thought that the newspapers and magazines that were sold in his shop were garbage, and he wouldn’t let me read them, but he let me read science fiction. My father didn't speak English well, and I think he thought science fiction had something to do with science and would benefit me.
I didn’t think books would make a living; I studied biochemistry and eventually became a scientist. Married, served in the army, I had two children. And in parallel, I kept writing science fiction in my spare time.
The most exciting phrase you hear in science is not “eureka!” but “this is funny.”
My artistic talent tends to zero, I have no artistic taste, I cannot draw a straight line even with a ruler.
I don't read much, honestly. When you write so much, you don’t have time to read.
History has reached a point where humanity is no longer allowed to feud. People on Earth should be friends.
I do not think it is possible to make all people love each other, but I would like to destroy hatred between people. And I seriously believe that science fiction is one of the links that unite humanity.
I am constantly struggling with weight loss because I like all kinds of food. I like Chinese, French, Italian cuisine, Polish sausages. I often go to Russian restaurants.
The first rule of diet: if it tastes good, it’s bad.
I don’t like to travel, I never fly an airplane, and I don’t like to be away for long. This fact simplifies my life - I refuse all invitations that involve long trips. I sit at home in peace and quiet with my typewriter, books, and I love it.
I write all the time and do nothing else – just eat, sleep and talk to my wife.
A woman who avoids quarrels has no faults.
When a girl goes to a guy to talk about chemistry, maybe it's chemistry. But when she goes to talk to him about chemistry once or twice a week, it's not chemistry anymore.
Responsibility is not such a heavy burden.
I like writing non-fiction more than fiction, and I like detectives more than science fiction. But the more I like writing in a genre, the less money it brings me. While I like to write science fiction the least, it sells best; what can I do about it?
It was a good thing that I wrote a hundred books. I felt like I had "achieved something." And then there were 200, then 400, and I'm going to keep writing because I love the process. In the end, perhaps no one will care what I write, and I will find myself trapped.
I am convinced that nothing can replace a book in the future, just as nothing can replace it in the past.
I loved Star Wars, but Close Encounters of the Third Kind seemed too noisy, sometimes stupid.
You should never confuse dreams with reality. Dreaming is easy, dreaming is fascinating; but if you really think reality should live up to your dreams, you are a little out of your mind.
The history of humanity is chaos. Small changes lead to big unpredictable results.
If man does not concentrate his attention on weapons and destruction, interstellar flight will become a reality in a hundred years.
The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.
God loves us all, but he loves none of us.
Am I trying to find God? God is smarter than me. Let him try to find me himself.
The Bible, if read carefully, is the most powerful of all conceivable arguments for atheism.
The modern theory of the creation of the world, according to the Bible, sounds like its creator sat and drank all night.
The population of the planet continues to grow, and resources are depleted – so that food and energy on Earth will be less and less. In the end, one country’s government will conclude that the only way to save its people is to destroy the inhabitants of a neighboring country and take their supplies. There are two options: to increase the death rate or to reduce the birth rate; and so I think we need a system of voluntary contraception. To do this, women should be allowed to do something other than have children. I was even called a radical feminist.
It is possible to be offended when the insults inflicted in rage, the person repeats calming down.
Unlike chess, in life the game continues even after the game is over.
Is there anything more beautiful in life than finding answers?
In essence, we never change, just get a little older and wrinkled over time. But it's nothing.
If the doctor tells me that I have five minutes to live, I will not tear my hair. I'm just gonna type a little faster.
I feel young, beautiful and attractive, but only a few people close to me can see it.
Little is better than nothing.
I don’t know the exact date of my birth. I was born in Russia shortly after the revolution – chaos reigned, no one registered anyone, and despite the fact that, of course, I have a birthday, I am not at all sure that I was born on this day.
My father thought that the newspapers and magazines that were sold in his shop were garbage, and he wouldn’t let me read them, but he let me read science fiction. My father didn't speak English well, and I think he thought science fiction had something to do with science and would benefit me.
I didn’t think books would make a living; I studied biochemistry and eventually became a scientist. Married, served in the army, I had two children. And in parallel, I kept writing science fiction in my spare time.
The most exciting phrase you hear in science is not “eureka!” but “this is funny.”
My artistic talent tends to zero, I have no artistic taste, I cannot draw a straight line even with a ruler.
I don't read much, honestly. When you write so much, you don’t have time to read.
History has reached a point where humanity is no longer allowed to feud. People on Earth should be friends.
I do not think it is possible to make all people love each other, but I would like to destroy hatred between people. And I seriously believe that science fiction is one of the links that unite humanity.
I am constantly struggling with weight loss because I like all kinds of food. I like Chinese, French, Italian cuisine, Polish sausages. I often go to Russian restaurants.
The first rule of diet: if it tastes good, it’s bad.
I don’t like to travel, I never fly an airplane, and I don’t like to be away for long. This fact simplifies my life - I refuse all invitations that involve long trips. I sit at home in peace and quiet with my typewriter, books, and I love it.
I write all the time and do nothing else – just eat, sleep and talk to my wife.
A woman who avoids quarrels has no faults.
When a girl goes to a guy to talk about chemistry, maybe it's chemistry. But when she goes to talk to him about chemistry once or twice a week, it's not chemistry anymore.
Responsibility is not such a heavy burden.
I like writing non-fiction more than fiction, and I like detectives more than science fiction. But the more I like writing in a genre, the less money it brings me. While I like to write science fiction the least, it sells best; what can I do about it?
It was a good thing that I wrote a hundred books. I felt like I had "achieved something." And then there were 200, then 400, and I'm going to keep writing because I love the process. In the end, perhaps no one will care what I write, and I will find myself trapped.
I am convinced that nothing can replace a book in the future, just as nothing can replace it in the past.
I loved Star Wars, but Close Encounters of the Third Kind seemed too noisy, sometimes stupid.
You should never confuse dreams with reality. Dreaming is easy, dreaming is fascinating; but if you really think reality should live up to your dreams, you are a little out of your mind.
The history of humanity is chaos. Small changes lead to big unpredictable results.
If man does not concentrate his attention on weapons and destruction, interstellar flight will become a reality in a hundred years.
The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.
God loves us all, but he loves none of us.
Am I trying to find God? God is smarter than me. Let him try to find me himself.
The Bible, if read carefully, is the most powerful of all conceivable arguments for atheism.
The modern theory of the creation of the world, according to the Bible, sounds like its creator sat and drank all night.
The population of the planet continues to grow, and resources are depleted – so that food and energy on Earth will be less and less. In the end, one country’s government will conclude that the only way to save its people is to destroy the inhabitants of a neighboring country and take their supplies. There are two options: to increase the death rate or to reduce the birth rate; and so I think we need a system of voluntary contraception. To do this, women should be allowed to do something other than have children. I was even called a radical feminist.
It is possible to be offended when the insults inflicted in rage, the person repeats calming down.
Unlike chess, in life the game continues even after the game is over.
Is there anything more beautiful in life than finding answers?
In essence, we never change, just get a little older and wrinkled over time. But it's nothing.
If the doctor tells me that I have five minutes to live, I will not tear my hair. I'm just gonna type a little faster.
I feel young, beautiful and attractive, but only a few people close to me can see it.
Little is better than nothing.