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Arthur C. Clarke

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After their encounter on the approach to Jupiter, there would aways be a secret bond between them---not of love, but of tenderness, which is often more enduring.
From 2010: Odyssey Two
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Topic: Relationships
He found it both sad and fascinating that only through an artificial universe of video images could she establish contact with the real world.
From 2061: Odyssey Three
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Topic: Relationships
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
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Topic: Motivational
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
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Topic: Inspirational
One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.
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Topic: Religion
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
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Topic: Life
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
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Topic: Funny
Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now.
From Childhood’s End
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Topic: Religion
I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.
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Topic: Funny, Life
Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence
From 3001: The Final Odyssey
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Topic: Funny
He did not know that the Old One was his father, for such a relationship was utterly beyond his understanding, but as he looked at the emaciated body he felt a dim disquiet that was the ancestor of sadness.
From 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Topic: Death
My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence.

[Sources and Acknowledgements: Chapter 19]
From 3001: The Final Odyssey
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Topic: Education
The rash assertion that "God made man in His own image" is ticking like a time bomb at the foundation of many faiths.
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Topic: Religion
The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.
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Topic: Inspirational
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
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Topic: Funny
A hundred failures would not matter, when one single success could change the destiny of the world.
From 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Topic: Success
I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.
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Topic: Funny
After their encounter on the approach to Jupiter, there would aways be a secret bond between them---not of love, but of tenderness, which is often more enduring.
From 2010: Odyssey Two
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Relationships
He found it both sad and fascinating that only through an artificial universe of video images could she establish contact with the real world.
From 2061: Odyssey Three
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Relationships
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Motivational
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational
One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Religion
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Life
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Funny
Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now.
From Childhood’s End
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Religion
I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Funny, Life
Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence
From 3001: The Final Odyssey
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Funny
He did not know that the Old One was his father, for such a relationship was utterly beyond his understanding, but as he looked at the emaciated body he felt a dim disquiet that was the ancestor of sadness.
From 2001: A Space Odyssey
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Death
My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence.

[Sources and Acknowledgements: Chapter 19]
From 3001: The Final Odyssey
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Education
The rash assertion that "God made man in His own image" is ticking like a time bomb at the foundation of many faiths.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Religion
The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Funny
A hundred failures would not matter, when one single success could change the destiny of the world.
From 2001: A Space Odyssey
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Success
I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Funny
After their encounter on the approach to Jupiter, there would aways be a secret bond between them---not of love, but of tenderness, which is often more enduring.
From 2010: Odyssey Two
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Relationships
He found it both sad and fascinating that only through an artificial universe of video images could she establish contact with the real world.
From 2061: Odyssey Three
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Relationships
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Motivational
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational
One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Religion
Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Life
It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Funny
Science can destroy religion by ignoring it as well as by disproving its tenets. No one ever demonstrated, so far as I am aware, the nonexistence of Zeus or Thor, but they have few followers now.
From Childhood’s End
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Religion
I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. It's just been too intelligent to come here.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Funny, Life
Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence
From 3001: The Final Odyssey
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Funny
He did not know that the Old One was his father, for such a relationship was utterly beyond his understanding, but as he looked at the emaciated body he felt a dim disquiet that was the ancestor of sadness.
From 2001: A Space Odyssey
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Death
My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence.

[Sources and Acknowledgements: Chapter 19]
From 3001: The Final Odyssey
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Education
The rash assertion that "God made man in His own image" is ticking like a time bomb at the foundation of many faiths.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Religion
The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Inspirational
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Funny
A hundred failures would not matter, when one single success could change the destiny of the world.
From 2001: A Space Odyssey
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Success
I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.
NOT YET RATING ▼
Topic: Funny