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Arthur C Clarke Quotes

Just as the human memory is not a passive recorder but a tool in the construction of the self, so history has never been a simple record of the past, but a means of shaping peoples Picture Quote #1

The vendors seemed comical, so intent were they on their slivers of meaningless profit, all unaware of the desolate ages that lay in their own near future, their own imminent deaths Picture Quote #1

Maybe those nihilist philosophers are right; maybe this is all we can expect of the universe, a relentless crushing of life and spirit, because the equilibrium state of the cosmos is death Picture Quote #1

The realisation that our small planet is only one of many worlds gives mankind the perspective it needs to realise sooner that our own world belongs to all its creatures Picture Quote #1

Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living Picture Quote #1

As his body became more and more defenseless, so his means of offense became steadily more frightful Picture Quote #1

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The more wonderful the means of communication, the more trivial, tawdry, or depressing its contents seemed to be Picture Quote #1

Floyd could imagine a dozen things that could go wrong; it was little consolation that it was always the thirteenth that actually happened Picture Quote #1

They had not yet attained the stupefying boredom of omnipotence; their experiments did not always succeed Picture Quote #1

He found it both sad and fascinating that only through an artificial universe of video images could she establish contact with the real world Picture Quote #1

I am an optimist. Anyone interested in the future has to be otherwise he would simply shoot himself Picture Quote #1

If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns Picture Quote #1

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There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were deluded Picture Quote #1

Few artists thrive in solitude and nothing is more stimulating than the conflict of minds with similar interests Picture Quote #1

Sometimes when I’m in a bookstore or library, I am overwhelmed by all the things that I do not know. Then I am seized by a powerful desire to read all the books, one by one Picture Quote #1

Anything that is theoretically possible will be achieved in practice, no matter what the technical difficulties are, if it is desired greatly enough Picture Quote #1

Whether we are based on carbon or on silicon makes no fundamental difference we should each be treated with appropriate respect Picture Quote #1

Science fiction seldom attempts to predict the future. More often than not, it tries to prevent the future Picture Quote #1

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My objection to organized religion is the premature conclusion to ultimate truth that it represents Picture Quote #1

Absolutely no religious rites of any kind, relating to any religious faith, should be associated with my funeral Picture Quote #1

It was one thing to have guessed it, another to have had that guess confirmed beyond possibility of refutation Picture Quote #1

Those meaningless and unanswerable questions the minds keep returning to, like a tongue exploring a broken tooth Picture Quote #1

Somewhere in me is a curiosity sensor. I want to know what’s over the next hill. You know, people can live longer without food than without information. Without information, you’d go crazy Picture Quote #1

No communication technology has ever disappeared, but instead becomes increasingly less important as the technological horizon widens Picture Quote #1

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The person one loves never really exists, but is a projection focused through the lens of the mind onto whatever screen it fits with least distortion Picture Quote #1

The piece of equipment I’m most found off is my telescope. The other night I had a superb view of the moon Picture Quote #1

The object of teaching a child is to enable the child to get along without the teacher. We need to educate our children for their future, not our past Picture Quote #1

I am unable to distinguish clearly between your religious ceremonies and apparently identical behavior at the sporting and cultural functions you have transmitted to me Picture Quote #1

You can’t have it both ways. You can’t have both free will and a benevolent higher power who protects you from yourself Picture Quote #1

When you finally understand the universe, it will not only be stranger than you imagine, it will be stranger than you can imagine Picture Quote #1

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Just as the human memory is not a passive recorder but a tool in the construction of the self, so history has never been a simple record of the past, but a means of shaping peoples (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The vendors seemed comical, so intent were they on their slivers of meaningless profit, all unaware of the desolate ages that lay in their own near future, their own imminent deaths (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Maybe those nihilist philosophers are right; maybe this is all we can expect of the universe, a relentless crushing of life and spirit, because the equilibrium state of the cosmos is death (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The realisation that our small planet is only one of many worlds gives mankind the perspective it needs to realise sooner that our own world belongs to all its creatures (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) As his body became more and more defenseless, so his means of offense became steadily more frightful (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The more wonderful the means of communication, the more trivial, tawdry, or depressing its contents seemed to be (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Floyd could imagine a dozen things that could go wrong; it was little consolation that it was always the thirteenth that actually happened (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) They had not yet attained the stupefying boredom of omnipotence; their experiments did not always succeed (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) He found it both sad and fascinating that only through an artificial universe of video images could she establish contact with the real world (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) I am an optimist. Anyone interested in the future has to be otherwise he would simply shoot himself (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) There were some things that only time could cure. Evil men could be destroyed, but nothing could be done with good men who were deluded (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Few artists thrive in solitude and nothing is more stimulating than the conflict of minds with similar interests (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Sometimes when I’m in a bookstore or library, I am overwhelmed by all the things that I do not know. Then I am seized by a powerful desire to read all the books, one by one (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Anything that is theoretically possible will be achieved in practice, no matter what the technical difficulties are, if it is desired greatly enough (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Whether we are based on carbon or on silicon makes no fundamental difference we should each be treated with appropriate respect (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Science fiction seldom attempts to predict the future. More often than not, it tries to prevent the future (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) My objection to organized religion is the premature conclusion to ultimate truth that it represents (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Absolutely no religious rites of any kind, relating to any religious faith, should be associated with my funeral (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) It was one thing to have guessed it, another to have had that guess confirmed beyond possibility of refutation (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Those meaningless and unanswerable questions the minds keep returning to, like a tongue exploring a broken tooth (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) Somewhere in me is a curiosity sensor. I want to know what’s over the next hill. You know, people can live longer without food than without information. Without information, you’d go crazy (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) No communication technology has ever disappeared, but instead becomes increasingly less important as the technological horizon widens (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The person one loves never really exists, but is a projection focused through the lens of the mind onto whatever screen it fits with least distortion (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The piece of equipment I’m most found off is my telescope. The other night I had a superb view of the moon (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) The object of teaching a child is to enable the child to get along without the teacher. We need to educate our children for their future, not our past (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) I am unable to distinguish clearly between your religious ceremonies and apparently identical behavior at the sporting and cultural functions you have transmitted to me (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) You can’t have it both ways. You can’t have both free will and a benevolent higher power who protects you from yourself (Arthur C Clarke Quotes) When you finally understand the universe, it will not only be stranger than you imagine, it will be stranger than you can imagine (Arthur C Clarke Quotes)

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