arthur c clarke

“ As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science and inferior morals. The combination is unstable and self-destroying. ”

“ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. ”

“ Whether we are based on carbon or on silicon makes no fundamental difference we should each be treated with appropriate respect. ”

“ Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out. ”

“ My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his ”

“ Science demands patience. ”

“ Religion is a by-product of fear. For much of human history it may have been a necessary evil, but why was it more evil than necessary? Isnt killing people in the name of god a pretty good definition of insanity? ”

“ We stand now at the turning point between two eras. Behind us is a past to which we can never return. ”

“ If the artist did not know his goal, even the most miraculous of tools could not find it for him. ”

“ Only feeble minds are paralyzed by facts. ”