Arthur C. Clarke

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

age
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering.

-Arthur C. Clarke

alone
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

-Arthur C. Clarke

business
Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading manuals without the software.

-Arthur C. Clarke

computers
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.

-Arthur C. Clarke

funny
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

future
I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

-Arthur C. Clarke

god
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

-Arthur C. Clarke

history
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.

-Arthur C. Clarke

intelligence
Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.

-Arthur C. Clarke

nature
It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.

-Arthur C. Clarke

patriotism
I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.

-Arthur C. Clarke

politics
I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.

-Arthur C. Clarke

power
I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.

-Arthur C. Clarke

religion
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion.

-Arthur C. Clarke

religion
If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

-Arthur C. Clarke

science
Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.

-Arthur C. Clarke

science
Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society.

-Arthur C. Clarke

society
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

-Arthur C. Clarke

technology

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