Isaac Asimov

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July 24, 2020

Name: Isaac Asimov
Born: 01/02/1920
Died: 04/06/1992 (72 years old)
Occupation: Writer, professor of biochemistry

Isaac Asimov (/ˈæzɪmɒv/; c.? January 2, 1920– April 6, 1992) was an American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was a prolific writer who wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards.

Birth Name: Isaak Azimov

School: Columbia University

Alias: Russian: Исаак Азимов

Genre: Science fiction (Hard SF, social SF), mystery, popular science

Birth Place: Petrovichi, Smolensk Governorate, Russian SFSR

Death Place: Manhattan, New York City, U.S.

Source: Wikipedia

Isaac Asimov quotes :

And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that in life people will take you at your own reckoning.
Isaac Asimov

There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
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The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
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I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.
Isaac Asimov

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
Isaac Asimov

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
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I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.
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It takes more than capital to swing business. You've got to have the A. I. D. degree to get by - Advertising, Initiative, and Dynamics.
Isaac Asimov

It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
Isaac Asimov

Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.
Isaac Asimov

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.
Isaac Asimov

Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition.
Isaac Asimov