Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.
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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
A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.
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The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
Arthur C. Clarke
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
How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.
Arthur C. Clarke
Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.
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