Quotes from Isaac Asimov

The rate of technological advance has been slowing for centuries and is down to a crawl now. In some cases, it has stopped altogether. Is this something you've noticed? After all, you're a mathematician.' 'I can't say I've given the matter any thought.' 'No one does. It's accepted. Scientists are very good these days at saying that things are impossible, impractical, useless. They condemn any speculation at once.

Ar refuza s? ne asculte. ?i È™tii de ce? Pentru c? au anumite idei fixe cu privire la trecut. Orice schimbare e o blasfemie în ochii lor, chiar dac? e adev?rul-adev?rat. Nu vor adev?rul; îÈ™i vor doar tradiÈ›iile lor.

Todo había ocurrido con la catastrófica rapidez de un sueño... y con el irreal horror de una pesadilla.

a large minority of human beings are mentally equipped to take part in the advance of physical science

Toda la vida normal, Peter, consciente o no, se resiste al dominio. Si el dominio es por parte de un inferior, o de un supuesto inferior, el resentimiento se hace más fuerte. Físicamente, y hasta cierto punto mentalmente, un robot, cualquier robot, es superior a un ser humano. ¿Qué lo hace esclavo, entonces? ¡Sólo la Primera Ley! Porque sin ella, la primera orden que daría usted a un robot le costaría la vida.

Haber Limmar Ponyets'in al?c?s?na eriÅŸtiÄŸi s?rada genç adam?n vücudu sabun köpüÄŸü içindeydi. Bu da insan? tele ayg?tlarla tam banyodayken arad?klar?yla ilgili kliÅŸeleÅŸmiÅŸ sözün Galaksinin Çevresinde, karanl?k ve soÄŸuk uzayda bile geçerli olduÄŸunu kan?tl?yordu.

The senior lieutenant of the Dark Nebula stared in horror at the visiplate. 'Great Galloping Galaxies!

The most hopelessly stupid man is he who is not aware that he is wise.

Tendríamos el infinito en nuestras manos. Cada mundo tendría su propio Tiempo, sus valores, la oportunidad de buscar la Felicidad a su manera y en su ambiente. Hay muchas clases de Felicidad, de Bien, una infinita variedad de propósitos. ¡Ese es el Estado Básico de la Humanidad!

Politeness on Earth is like dryness in the ocean

În tinereÈ›e p?r?sise Europa, plecând din Amsterdam; se schimbase ceva prin asta, nu r?m?sese acelaÈ™i om? ?i dac? mai târziu oamenii p?r?siser? un P?mânt bolnav, îndreptându-se spre alte lumi de pe firmament, nu r?m?seser? tot oameni? Nu era a sa toat? Galaxia? Nu erau cu toÈ›ii urmaÈ™ii lui È™i-ai fraÈ›ilor s?i?

Dar eu ce gândesc? - C? È™i dac? pot citi ce e-n mintea omului nu-nseamn? c? trebuie s? spun cu voce tare ceea ce v?d.

that frequent phenomenon in history: the republic whose ruler has every attribute of the absolute monarch but the name. It therefore enjoyed the usual despotism unrestrained even by those two moderating influences in the legitimate monarchies: regal 'honour' and court etiquette.

Entiende en robots como si fuesen sus hermanos. Quizá sea la consecuencia de odiar a los seres humanos con la misma intensidad.

Do you regret my sufferings? Do you regret my unhappiness? I have no sorrow for what I did in my necessity. Let the Galaxy protect itself as best it can, since it stirred not a whit for my protection when I needed it.

An Earthman will give you anything as long as it costs nothing and is worth less

His face bore a half smile that gave the illusion of friendliness while making it clear somehow that it was only an illusion.

Jehoshaphat!

The Galaxy was high in the sky and its misty lens shape stretched lazily from horizon to horizon.

I, as Mayor of Terminus City, have just

You can prove anything you want by coldly logical reason — if you pick the proper postulates. We have ours and Cutie has his.

Violence is the last refuge—' '– of the incompetent.

But what's the difference how they act? How about how I feel? I love Robutt and that's what counts.

Why, he wondered, did so many people spend their lives not trying to find answers to questions - not even thinking of questions to begin with? Was there anything more exciting in life than seeking answers?