Isaac Asimov

I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.

Life • Mortality • Perseverance

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

Knowledge • Sadness • Science

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.

Change • Future • Society

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

Death • Life

If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.

Ignorance • Knowledge

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

Computers • Fear • Innovation

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.

Beliefs • Confidence • Life

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

Ethics • Integrity • Morality

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.

Education • Improvement • Personal Development

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

Curiosity • Discovery • Innovation

In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

Adversity • Life • Perseverance

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut, I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.

Library

If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.

Humor • Motivational • Productivity