“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.” Continue reading
Category Archives: Sci-Fi
Frank Herbert on Science Fiction
“The function of science fiction is not always to predict the future but sometimes to prevent it.” Continue reading
Douglas Adams on the Universe
“There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.” Continue reading
Frank Herbert on Knowledge
“The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not understand.” Continue reading
Doctor Who on Maturity
“There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t be childish sometimes.” Continue reading
Frank Borman on Humanity and Progress
“Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.” Continue reading
R. Buckminster Fuller on Technology
“Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.” Continue reading
Clive James on Technology
“It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are.” Continue reading
Isaac Asimov on Knowledge
“If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.” Continue reading
Douglas Adams on Space
“Space is big. You just won’t believe how vastly, hugely, mind- bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it’s a long way down the road to the chemist’s, but that’s just peanuts to space.” Continue reading
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