Isaac Asimov Quotes & Sayings

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

“The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'”

“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.”

“Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.”

“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”

“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.”

“The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.”

“Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right.”

“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.”

“I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.”