“La violence est le dernier refuge de l'incompétence.”
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
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I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing — to be clear. [...] I would write merely clearly and in this way establish a warm relationship between myself and my readers, and the professional critics — Well, they can do whatever they wish.
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“Maintenant, reprenons les Trois Lois fondamentales de la Robotique…”
Invention du mot robotique et première formulation des trois lois de la robotique.
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“Une "information fausse" est par définition incompatible avec toute autre information connue.”
Le texte précise ainsi quel critère une machine doit appliquer pour distinguer une information vraie d'une fausse.
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À propos de Arthur C. Clarke.
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Isaac Asimov: Citations en anglais
“No one is so modest as not to believe himself a competent amateur sleuth.”
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The Currents of Space
Source: Empire novels (1950–1952), The Currents of Space (1952), Chapter 11 “The Captain” (p. 114)
“Is not all this an extraordinary concatenation of coincidence?”
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Foundation’s Edge
Pelorat said, “If you list it like that—”
“List it any way you please,” said Trevize. “I don’t believe in extraordinary concatenations of coincidence.”
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Foundation’s Edge (1982), Chapter 14 “Forward!” section 1, p. 281
In Joy Still Felt (1980), pp. 286-287
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In Joy Still Felt (1980), p. 217
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The Shaping of England (1969), p. 15
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"Worlds In Order" in The Secret of the Universe (1992), p. 63
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"The Nearest Star" (1989) (reprinted in The Secret of the Universe (1992), p. 82)
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“[W]hen one plays for top prizes one must be prepared to pay top stakes.”
The Roman Empire (1967), p. 125
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“Private profit is often hidden under a careful coating of great patriotism.”
The Roman Republic (1966), p. 128
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“It is the nature of science that answers automatically pose new and more subtle questions.”
The Wellsprings of Life (1960), p. 141
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"The World of 1990" in The Diners' Club Magazine, January 1965
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Source: Empire novels (1950–1952), The Stars, Like Dust (1951), Chapter 3 “Chance and the Wrist Watch” (p. 30)
“Truth is a discredited commodity among diplomats.”
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The Currents of Space
Source: Empire novels (1950–1952), The Currents of Space (1952), Chapter 6 “The Ambassador” (p. 64)
The Near East (1968), p. 31
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“Ideas are cheap. It's only what you do with them that counts.”
"The Secrets of the Universe" (1989) (essay reprinted in The Secret of the Universe (1992), p. 167)
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“It is surely better to be wronged than to do wrong.”
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In Memory Yet Green
In Memory Yet Green (1979), p. 175
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“Scientific writing is abhorrently stylized and places a premium on poor quality.”
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Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (1975), p. 82
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Source: The Roman Empire (1967), p. 191
What Can We Expect of the Moon?" in The American Legion Magazine, March 1965
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Forward the Foundation
The Foundation series (1951–1993), Forward the Foundation (1993)
Source: Part 5 "Epilogue", Hari Seldon's last words
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Foundation and Earth
The Foundation series (1951–1993), Foundation and Earth (1986)
Source: Part 1 "Gaia", Chapter 1 "The Search Begins" section 4, p. 19
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Second Foundation
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953), Chapter 16 "Beginning of War"
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Second Foundation
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953), Chapter 12 "Lord"
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Second Foundation
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953), Chapter 8 "Seldon's Plan"
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Second Foundation
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953)
“Finished products are for decadent minds.”
Isaac Asimov
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Second Foundation
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953)
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Pebble in the Sky
Source: Empire novels (1950–1952), Pebble in the Sky (1950), Chapter 5 "The Involuntary Volunteer" (p. 57)
