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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

Topics: Against Earth Easy Extreme Forms Globe How Long Men More Nationalism Perspective See Seen Single Small Stars Survive True

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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

Topics: Age Attention Ever First Future Ironic Little May Much Much Attention Paid Since Which

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

~Arthur C. Clarke

Topics: Computer Frustrating Hardware Reading Sex Software Without

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I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.

~Arthur C. Clarke

Topics: About Answers Certainly Pretend Questions Thinking Worth

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

~Arthur C. Clarke

Topics: Detective Fiction Politicians Read Science Science Fiction Should Stories Westerns

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

~Arthur C. Clarke

Topics: Any Intelligence Proven Survival Value

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New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along!

~Arthur C. Clarke

Topics: Along Doing Done Good Good Idea Idea Ideas Knew New New Ideas Pass Periods Three Through Worth

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When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

~Arthur C. Clarke

Topics: Almost Certainly Distinguished Elderly He Impossible Possible Right Scientist Something States Very Wrong

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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

Topics: Alone Case Either Idea Quite Sometimes Staggering Think Universe I Think

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It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God - but to create him.

~Arthur C. Clarke

Topics: Create God Him May Our Planet Role Worship

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: December 16th, 1917

Died: March 19th, 2008

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