Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimovwas an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University. He was known for his works of science fiction and popular science. Asimov was prolific and wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90,000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in 9 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth2 January 1920
CityPetrovichi, Russia
CountryUnited States of America
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.
To make discoveries, you have to be curious about why the universe is the way it is.
Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere, doing something else, being someone else.
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
I believe in evidence. I believe in observation, measurement, and reasoning, confirmed by independent observers. I'll believe anything, no matter how wild and ridiculous, if there is evidence for it. The wilder and more ridiculous something is, however, the firmer and more solid the evidence will have to be.
It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.
Anything you make forbidden gains sexual attractiveness. Would you be particularly interested in women's breasts if you lived in a society in which they were displayed at all times?
People think of education as something they can finish.
While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.
All you have to do is take a close look at yourself and you will understand everyone else.