All Arthur C. Clarke Quotes
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Arthur C. Clarke in
Technology
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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
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I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical.
Arthur C. Clarke
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How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.
Arthur C. Clarke
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It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.
Arthur C. Clarke
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Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.
Arthur C. Clarke
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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
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I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about.
Arthur C. Clarke
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Perhaps, as some wit remarked, the best proof that there is Intelligent Life in Outer Space is the fact it hasn't come here. Well, it can't hide forever - one day we will overhear it.
Arthur C. Clarke
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Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.
Arthur C. Clarke
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Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It's completely impossible. 2- It's possible, but it's not worth doing. 3- I said it was a good idea all along.
Arthur C. Clarke
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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 in
Business
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There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.
Arthur C. Clarke
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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
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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
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