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I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander.

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

When the lay public rallies round to an idea that is denounced by distinguished by elderly scientists and supports the idea with great fervour and emotion, the distinguished but elderly scientests are then, after all, right. -Isaac Asimov.

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

I do not fear computers. I fear the lack of them.

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

I am the beneficiary of a lucky break in the genetic sweepstakes.

Jokes of the proper kind, properly told, can do more to enlighten questions of politics, philosophy, and literature than any number of dull arguments.

Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what's right.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what's right.

Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.

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

Nothing interferes with my concentration. You could put on an orgy in my office and I wouldn't look up. Well, maybe once.

It's not so much what you have to learn if you accept weird theories, it's what you have to UNlearn.

A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.

Science fiction writers foresee the inevitable, and although problems and catastrophes may be inevitable, solutions are not.