Isaac Asimov Quotes

“The temptation was great to muster what force we could and put up a fight. It’s the easiest way out, and the most satisfactory to self-respect—but, nearly invariably, the stupidest.”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

topic:stupidity fight

“He was conscious only of the mightiest deed of man; the complete and almost contemptuously final conquest of a world.”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

topic:man

“It's Galaxywide. It's a worship of the past. It's a deterioration — a stagnation!”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

topic:past

“Past glories are poor feeding.”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

topic:past

“To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

topic:success

“The laws of history are as absolute as the laws of physics, and if the probabilities of error are greater, it is only because history does not deal with as many humans as physics does atoms, so that individual variations count for more.”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Empire

topic:science history

“An incompetent traitor is no danger. It is rather the capable men who must be watched.”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation and Empire

topic:danger

“But courtiers don’t take wagers against the king’s skill. There is the deadly danger of winning.”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

topic:danger

“There are times when custom can be the higher law.”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

topic:law

“In the empty expanses of space, the wandering traders need men like myself to care for the spiritual side of a life so given over to commerce and worldly pursuits.”

― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

topic:care

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