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Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software. Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: For if not true, they are well imagined... For if not true, they are well imagined...
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. 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: The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible. The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Here the trees surrounded them with an invisible, anechoic blanket, so that every word seemed sucked into silence the moment it was uttered. Here the trees surrounded them with an invisible, anechoic blanket, so that every word seemed sucked into silence the moment it was uttered.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society. Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: The rash assertion that "God made man in His own image" is ticking like a time bomb at the foundation of many faiths. The rash assertion that "God made man in His own image" is ticking like a time bomb at the foundation of many faiths.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: The thing's hollow - it goes on forever - and - oh my God! - it's full of stars! The thing's hollow - it goes on forever - and - oh my God! - it's full of stars!
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: My God it's full of stars! My God
it's full of stars!
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: who is better off, the child with a mentor who knows and tells everything or the one whose teacher helps the child find her own answers? who is better off, the child with a mentor who knows and tells everything or the one whose teacher helps the child find her own answers?
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Absolutely no religious rites of any kind, relating to any religious faith, should be associated with my funeral Absolutely no religious rites of any kind, relating to any religious faith, should be associated with my funeral
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Just like the cosmonauts and their pee plants, all we have is each other. Just like the cosmonauts and their pee plants, all we have is each other.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Getting information from the internet is like getting a glass of water from the Niagara Falls. Getting information from the internet is like getting a glass of water from the Niagara Falls.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods. If there are any gods whose chief concern is man, they can't be very important gods.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Historically, both fear and public opinion were notoriously unconcerned about morality. Historically, both fear and public opinion were notoriously unconcerned about morality.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Long ago it had been discovered that without some crime or disorder, Utopia soon became unbearably dull. Long ago it had been discovered that without some crime or disorder, Utopia soon became unbearably dull.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: So the problem of Evil never really existed. To expect the universe to be benevolent was like imagining one could always win at a game of pure chance. So the problem of Evil never really existed. To expect the universe to be benevolent was like imagining one could always win at a game of pure chance.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Kalevala, whereas Kalevala, whereas
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: They would probably never even know that the human race existed. Such monumental indifference was worse than any deliberate insult. When They would probably never even know that the human race existed. Such monumental indifference was worse than any deliberate insult. When
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: No trilogy should have more than four books. No trilogy should have more than four books.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Utopia was here at last: its novelty had not yet been assailed by the supreme enemy of all Utopias - boredom. Utopia was here at last: its novelty had not yet been assailed by the supreme enemy of all Utopias - boredom.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: had often been said that the only thing that could unite Mankind was a threat from space. had often been said that the only thing that could unite Mankind was a threat from space.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: I will not be afraid because I understand ... And understanding is happiness. I will not be afraid because I understand ... And understanding is happiness.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers, must say farewell to her children. The time was fast approaching when Earth, like all mothers, must say farewell to her children.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: But he knew well enough that any man in the right circumstances could be dehumanised by panic. But he knew well enough that any man in the right circumstances could be dehumanised by panic.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: That's still looking a long way ahead. For the present, you're the only person who should attempt communication. Agreed, Captain? That's still looking a long way ahead. For the present, you're the only person who should attempt communication. Agreed, Captain?
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: God was just this black void that we cried into. God was just this black void that we cried into.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible. The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: President of the Society for Creative Anachronisms. President of the Society for Creative Anachronisms.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Death focuses the mind on the things that really matter: why are we here, and what should we do? Death focuses the mind on the things that really matter: why are we here, and what should we do?
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Einsteinian time dilation. Einsteinian time dilation.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Both times he had won through, but he knew well enough that any man, in the right circumstances, could be dehumanized by panic. Both times he had won through, but he knew well enough that any man, in the right circumstances, could be dehumanized by panic.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Is there intelligent life on Earth? Yours, Is there intelligent life on Earth? Yours,
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Any path to knowledge is a path to God-or Reality, whichever word one prefers to use Any path to knowledge is a path to God-or Reality, whichever word one prefers to use
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: The only real problem in life is what to do next. The only real problem in life is what to do next.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: I am the biggest anachronism on Planet Earth. I am the biggest anachronism on Planet Earth.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Now I'm a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything. Now I'm a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Science fiction seldom attempts to predict the future. More often than not, it tries to prevent the future. Science fiction seldom attempts to predict the future. More often than not, it tries to prevent the future.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets. A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: One's first existence was a precious gift which would never be repeated. One's first existence was a precious gift which would never be repeated.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: After the struggle for sheer existence, they had no energy left for a civilization. After the struggle for sheer existence, they had no energy left for a civilization.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Yes, it made sense, and was so absurdly simple that it would take a genius to think of it. And, perhaps, someone who did not expect to do it himself. Yes, it made sense, and was so absurdly simple that it would take a genius to think of it. And, perhaps, someone who did not expect to do it himself.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Because each of us is the sum of all we have ever experienced. Because each of us is the sum of all we have ever experienced.
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. 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: It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: In the long run, there are no secrets. in science. The universe will not cooperate in a cover-up. In the long run, there are no secrets. in science. The universe will not cooperate in a cover-up.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: I HEAR YOU, FRANK. THIS IS DAVE. I HEAR YOU, FRANK. THIS IS DAVE.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: ..the happy hum of humanity. ..the happy hum of humanity.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: it's only by not taking the human race seriously that I retain what fragments of my once considerable mental powers I still possess! it's only by not taking the human race seriously that I retain what fragments of my once considerable mental powers I still possess!
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: One sample is poor statistics, my math prof used to say. One sample is poor statistics, my math prof used to say.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: A gentle tickling on Floyd's wrist announced an incoming call. A gentle tickling on Floyd's wrist announced an incoming call.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: When beauty is universal, it loses its power to move the heart, When beauty is universal, it loses its power to move the heart,
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: It may be that our role on this planetis not to worship Godbut to create him. It may be that our role on this planet
is not to worship God
but to create him.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: This hydrogen was under such enormous pressure that it had become a metal. This hydrogen was under such enormous pressure that it had become a metal.
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. 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: Though that, surely, could not be its ultimate goal, it was aimed squarely at the Greater Magellanic Cloud, and the lonely gulfs beyond the Milky Way. Though that, surely, could not be its ultimate goal, it was aimed squarely at the Greater Magellanic Cloud, and the lonely gulfs beyond the Milky Way.
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. 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: an expressive phrase coined by a Princeton mathematician of the last century: "Wormholes in space. an expressive phrase coined by a Princeton mathematician of the last century: "Wormholes in space.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: like all material things, they were not immune to the corruptions of Time and its patient, unsleeping servant, Entropy. like all material things, they were not immune to the corruptions of Time and its patient, unsleeping servant, Entropy.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: As a matter of interest," he said, As a matter of interest," he said,
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Open the pod bay doors, Hal. Open the pod bay doors, Hal.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Hal in full control of the ship. The Hal in full control of the ship. The
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: The future is not to be forecast, but created. The future is not to be forecast, but created.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Men knew better than they realized, when they placed the abode of the gods beyond the reach of gravity. Men knew better than they realized, when they placed the abode of the gods beyond the reach of gravity.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Forty-one was a very special number, the initial integer in the longest continuous string of quadratic primes. Forty-one was a very special number, the initial integer in the longest continuous string of quadratic primes.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Can the synthesis of man and machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded? Can the synthesis of man and machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded?
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here. I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Excessive interest in pathological behavior was itself pathological Excessive interest in pathological behavior was itself pathological
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Chemistry is a trade for people without enough imagination to be physicists. Chemistry is a trade for people without enough imagination to be physicists.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: If he was indeed mad, his delusions were beautifully organized. If he was indeed mad, his delusions were beautifully organized.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Cassini - who discovered Japetus in 1671 - also observed that it was six times brighter on one side of its orbit than the other. Cassini - who discovered Japetus in 1671 - also observed that it was six times brighter on one side of its orbit than the other.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Please leave me alone; let me go on to the stars. Please leave me alone; let me go on to the stars.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: We're particularly anxious to get our hands on Pioneer 10 - the first man-made object to escape from the Solar System. We're particularly anxious to get our hands on Pioneer 10 - the first man-made object to escape from the Solar System.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: The toolmakers had been remade by their own tools. The toolmakers had been remade by their own tools.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: In all the universe there is nothing more precious than mind. In all the universe there is nothing more precious than mind.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Only small minds are impressed by large numbers. Only small minds are impressed by large numbers.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: No on of intelligence resents the inevitable. No on of intelligence resents the inevitable.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: For there was no vessel - at least of Man's making - anywhere between her and the infinitely distant stars. For there was no vessel - at least of Man's making - anywhere between her and the infinitely distant stars.
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. 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: Reliability depended on redundancy and automatic checking, and human intervention was much more likely to do harm than good. Reliability depended on redundancy and automatic checking, and human intervention was much more likely to do harm than good.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Hello, Dave," said Hal presently. "Have you found the trouble?" This Hello, Dave," said Hal presently. "Have you found the trouble?" This
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: He happy hum of humanity. He happy hum of humanity.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: There could be no ghosts upon a world that had never known life. There could be no ghosts upon a world that had never known life.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one. This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: It was one thing to have guessed it, another to have had that guess confirmed beyond possibility of refutation. It was one thing to have guessed it, another to have had that guess confirmed beyond possibility of refutation.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them. The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars. The moon is the first milestone on the road to the stars.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: My favorite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence'. My favorite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence'.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: But at least we have answered one ancient question. We are not alone. The stars will never again be the same to us. But at least we have answered one ancient question. We are not alone. The stars will never again be the same to us.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Martin's one of the nicest fellows you could meet, as long as you don't do it too often. Martin's one of the nicest fellows you could meet, as long as you don't do it too often.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Creationism, perhaps the most pernicious of the intellectual perversions now afflicting the American public. Creationism, perhaps the most pernicious of the intellectual perversions now afflicting the American public.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: I said nothing about men adapting themselves to Mars. Have you ever considered the possibility of Mars meeting us half-way? I said nothing about men adapting themselves to Mars. Have you ever considered the possibility of Mars meeting us half-way?
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: On the placidly flowing river of time, he wished only to make a few ripples: he shrank from diverting its course. On the placidly flowing river of time, he wished only to make a few ripples: he shrank from diverting its course.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: As three laws were good enough for Newton, I have modestly decided to stop there. As three laws were good enough for Newton, I have modestly decided to stop there.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Faith in one's own destiny was among the most valuable of the gifts which the gods could bestow upon a man, Faith in one's own destiny was among the most valuable of the gifts which the gods could bestow upon a man,
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: One theory which can no longer be taken very seriously is that UFOs are interstellar spaceships. One theory which can no longer be taken very seriously is that UFOs are interstellar spaceships.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about. I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Isn't killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity? Isn't killing people in the name of God a pretty good definition of insanity?
Arthur C. Clarke quotes: Beyond gravity, some of that freedom was regained; with the loss of weight went many of the cares and worries of Earth. Heywood Beyond gravity, some of that freedom was regained; with the loss of weight went many of the cares and worries of Earth. Heywood

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