“Goodbye, Hari, my love. Remember always--all you did for me.”
-I did nothing for you.”
-You loved me and your love made me--human.”
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― Isaac Asimov, quote from Forward the Foundation
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― Isaac Asimov, quote from Forward the Foundation
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― Isaac Asimov, quote from Forward the Foundation
“The word 'tradition' covered it all, as it covered so many things, some useful, some foolish.”
― Isaac Asimov, quote from Forward the Foundation
“The pleasantness of their company outweighed the regret of their passing. On the whole, then, it is better to experience what you experience now than not to.”
― Isaac Asimov, quote from Forward the Foundation
“You must have minimalism because every change, any change, has myriad side effects that can’t always be allowed for. If the change is too great and the side effects too many, then it becomes certain that the outcome will be far removed from anything you’ve planned and that it would be entirely unpredictable.”
― Isaac Asimov, quote from Forward the Foundation
“We would grow tired of it, Grandpa, if it were beautiful all the time. A little change from night to night is good for us.'
'For you, because you're young, Wanda. You have many, many evenings ahead of you. I don't. I want more good ones.”
― Isaac Asimov, quote from Forward the Foundation
“People tended to avoid the humiliation of failure by joining the obviously winning side even against their own opinions.”
― Isaac Asimov, quote from Forward the Foundation
Isaac Asimov
Born place: in Petrovichi, Russian Federation
Born date January 2, 1920
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