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Arthur C Clarke Quotes

Can the synthesis of man and machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded Picture Quote #1

Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software Picture Quote #1

I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn’t want to give up power Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can’t be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it’s not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along! Picture Quote #1

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean Picture Quote #1

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Perhaps, as some wit remarked, the best proof that there is Intelligent Life in Outer Space is the fact it hasn’t come here. Well, it can’t hide forever - one day we will overhear it Picture Quote #1

The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning of the 21st century and the Third Millennium Picture Quote #1

Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It’s completely impossible. 2- It’s possible, but it’s not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along Picture Quote #1

We have to abandon the idea that schooling is something restricted to youth. How can it be, in a world where half the things a man knows at 20 are no longer true at 40 - and half the things he knows at 40 hadn’t been discovered when he was 20? Picture Quote #1

I’m sure we would not have had men on the Moon if it had not been for Wells and Verne and the people who write about this and made people think about it. I’m rather proud of the fact that I know several astronauts who became astronauts through reading my books Picture Quote #1

The inspirational value of the space program is probably of far greater importance to education than any input of dollars... A whole generation is growing up which has been attracted to the hard disciplines of science and engineering by the romance of space Picture Quote #1

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Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now Picture Quote #1

We cannot predict the new forces, powers, and discoveries that will be disclosed to us when we reach the other planets and set up new laboratories in space. They are as much beyond our vision today as fire or electricity would be beyond the imagination of a fish Picture Quote #1

In the long run, there are no secrets. in science. The universe will not cooperate in a cover-up Picture Quote #1

What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities Picture Quote #1

In accordance with the terms of the Clarke-Asimov treaty, the second-best science writer dedicates this book to the second-best science-fiction writer. [dedication to Isaac Asimov from Arthur C. Clarke in his book Report on Planet Three] Picture Quote #1

Good morning, Dr. Chandra. This is Hal. I am ready for my first lesson Picture Quote #1

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No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with power and possessions that once would have seemed beyond their wildest dreams. And even when the external world has granted all it can, there still remain the searchings of the mind and the longings of the heart Picture Quote #1

1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. 2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. 3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic Picture Quote #1

The creation of wealth is certainly not to be despised, but in the long run the only human activities really worthwhile are the search for knowledge, and the creation of beauty. This is beyond argument, the only point of debate is which comes first Picture Quote #1

One of the biggest roles of science fiction is to prepare people to accept the future without pain and to encourage a flexibility of the mind. Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories Picture Quote #1

Good morning, doctors. I have taken the liberty of removing Windows 95 from my hard drive Picture Quote #1

The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That’s why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system Picture Quote #1

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Many, and some of the most pressing, of our terrestrial problems can be solved only by going into space. Long before it was a vanishing commodity, the wilderness as the preservation of the world was proclaimed by Thoreau. In the new wilderness of the Solar System may lie the future preservation of mankind Picture Quote #1

People go through four stages before any revolutionary development: 1. It’s nonsense, don’t waste my time. 2. It’s interesting, but not important. 3. I always said it was a good idea. 4. I thought of it first Picture Quote #1

Any path to knowledge is a path to God-or Reality, whichever word one prefers to use Picture Quote #1

The phenomenon of UFO doesn’t say anything about the presence of intelligence in space. It just shows how rare it is here on the earth Picture Quote #1

There is the possibility that humankind can outgrow its infantile tendencies, as I suggested in Childhood’s End. But it is amazing how childishly gullible humans are Picture Quote #1

Creationism, perhaps the most pernicious of the intellectual perversions now afflicting the American public Picture Quote #1

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Can the synthesis of man and machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn’t want to give up power (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) 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 (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can’t be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it’s not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along! (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Perhaps, as some wit remarked, the best proof that there is Intelligent Life in Outer Space is the fact it hasn’t come here. Well, it can’t hide forever - one day we will overhear it (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning of the 21st century and the Third Millennium (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It’s completely impossible. 2- It’s possible, but it’s not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) We have to abandon the idea that schooling is something restricted to youth. How can it be, in a world where half the things a man knows at 20 are no longer true at 40 - and half the things he knows at 40 hadn’t been discovered when he was 20? (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) I’m sure we would not have had men on the Moon if it had not been for Wells and Verne and the people who write about this and made people think about it. I’m rather proud of the fact that I know several astronauts who became astronauts through reading my books (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The inspirational value of the space program is probably of far greater importance to education than any input of dollars... A whole generation is growing up which has been attracted to the hard disciplines of science and engineering by the romance of space (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) We cannot predict the new forces, powers, and discoveries that will be disclosed to us when we reach the other planets and set up new laboratories in space. They are as much beyond our vision today as fire or electricity would be beyond the imagination of a fish (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) In the long run, there are no secrets. in science. The universe will not cooperate in a cover-up (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. They had exchanged vulnerabilities (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) In accordance with the terms of the Clarke-Asimov treaty, the second-best science writer dedicates this book to the second-best science-fiction writer. [dedication to Isaac Asimov from Arthur C. Clarke in his book Report on Planet Three] (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Good morning, Dr. Chandra. This is Hal. I am ready for my first lesson (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with power and possessions that once would have seemed beyond their wildest dreams. And even when the external world has granted all it can, there still remain the searchings of the mind and the longings of the heart (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) 1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. 2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. 3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The creation of wealth is certainly not to be despised, but in the long run the only human activities really worthwhile are the search for knowledge, and the creation of beauty. This is beyond argument, the only point of debate is which comes first (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) One of the biggest roles of science fiction is to prepare people to accept the future without pain and to encourage a flexibility of the mind. Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Good morning, doctors. I have taken the liberty of removing Windows 95 from my hard drive (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That’s why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Many, and some of the most pressing, of our terrestrial problems can be solved only by going into space. Long before it was a vanishing commodity, the wilderness as the preservation of the world was proclaimed by Thoreau. In the new wilderness of the Solar System may lie the future preservation of mankind (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) People go through four stages before any revolutionary development: 1. It’s nonsense, don’t waste my time. 2. It’s interesting, but not important. 3. I always said it was a good idea. 4. I thought of it first (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Any path to knowledge is a path to God-or Reality, whichever word one prefers to use (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The phenomenon of UFO doesn’t say anything about the presence of intelligence in space. It just shows how rare it is here on the earth (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) There is the possibility that humankind can outgrow its infantile tendencies, as I suggested in Childhood’s End. But it is amazing how childishly gullible humans are (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Creationism, perhaps the most pernicious of the intellectual perversions now afflicting the American public. (Arthur C Clarke Quotes)

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