Isaac Asimov híres idézetei
Forrással ellátott idézetek
Eredeti: "How Easy to See the Future", Natural History magazin (1975 április) később Asimov on Science Fiction-ben is megjelent (1981).
Isaac Asimov könyv A Hold tragédiája
A Hold tragédiája (1973)
Forrással ellátott idézetek
Forrással ellátott idézetek
Eredeti: "My Own View" a The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction-ből (1978, szerkesztette Robert Holdstock), később Asimov on Science Fiction-ben is megjelent (1981).
Isaac Asimov Idézetek az akaratról
Kanadai Ateista Hírlevél (1994)
Forrással ellátott idézetek
Yours, Isaac Asimov (1973. szeptember 20.)
Forrással ellátott idézetek
Eredeti: Yours, Isaac Asimov (1973. szeptember 20.) <!-- 329. oldal -->
Free Inquiry (1982 tavasza)
Forrással ellátott idézetek
Isaac Asimov idézetek
Forrással ellátott idézetek
Eredeti: "My Own View" a The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction-ből (1978, szerkesztette Robert Holdstock), később Asimov on Science Fiction-ben is megjelent (1981).
Attributed, Beliefs and Religion
Eredeti: Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
Forrással ellátott idézetek
LIFE magazin (1984. január)
Isaac Asimov: Idézetek angolul
“No one is so modest as not to believe himself a competent amateur sleuth.”
Isaac Asimov könyv The Currents of Space
Forrás: Empire novels (1950–1952), The Currents of Space (1952), Chapter 11 “The Captain” (p. 114)
“Is not all this an extraordinary concatenation of coincidence?”
Isaac Asimov könyv 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.”
Forrás: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Foundation’s Edge (1982), Chapter 14 “Forward!” section 1, p. 281
In Joy Still Felt (1980), pp. 286-287
General sources
In Joy Still Felt (1980), p. 217
General sources
Isaac Asimov könyv In Memory Yet Green
In Memory Yet Green (1979), pp. 301–302
General sources
The Shaping of England (1969), p. 15
General sources
"Worlds In Order" in The Secret of the Universe (1992), p. 63
General sources
"The Nearest Star" (1989) (reprinted in The Secret of the Universe (1992), p. 82)
General sources
“[W]hen one plays for top prizes one must be prepared to pay top stakes.”
The Roman Empire (1967), p. 125
General sources
“Private profit is often hidden under a careful coating of great patriotism.”
The Roman Republic (1966), p. 128
General sources
“It is the nature of science that answers automatically pose new and more subtle questions.”
The Wellsprings of Life (1960), p. 141
General sources
"The World of 1990" in The Diners' Club Magazine, January 1965
General sources
Forrás: 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.”
Isaac Asimov könyv The Currents of Space
Forrás: Empire novels (1950–1952), The Currents of Space (1952), Chapter 6 “The Ambassador” (p. 64)
The Near East (1968), p. 31
General sources
“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)
General sources
“It is surely better to be wronged than to do wrong.”
Isaac Asimov könyv In Memory Yet Green
In Memory Yet Green (1979), p. 175
General sources
“Scientific writing is abhorrently stylized and places a premium on poor quality.”
Isaac Asimov könyv Buy Jupiter and Other Stories
Buy Jupiter and Other Stories (1975), p. 82
General sources
What Can We Expect of the Moon?" in The American Legion Magazine, March 1965
General sources
Isaac Asimov könyv Forward the Foundation
The Foundation series (1951–1993), Forward the Foundation (1993)
Forrás: Part 5 "Epilogue", Hari Seldon's last words
Isaac Asimov könyv Foundation and Earth
The Foundation series (1951–1993), Foundation and Earth (1986)
Forrás: Part 1 "Gaia", Chapter 1 "The Search Begins" section 4, p. 19
Isaac Asimov könyv Second Foundation
Forrás: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953), Chapter 16 "Beginning of War"
Isaac Asimov könyv Second Foundation
Forrás: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953), Chapter 12 "Lord"
Isaac Asimov könyv Second Foundation
Forrás: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953), Chapter 8 "Seldon's Plan"
Isaac Asimov könyv Second Foundation
Forrás: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953)
“Finished products are for decadent minds.”
Isaac Asimov könyv Second Foundation
Forrás: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953)
Isaac Asimov könyv Pebble in the Sky
Forrás: Empire novels (1950–1952), Pebble in the Sky (1950), Chapter 5 "The Involuntary Volunteer" (p. 57)
