Gewalt ist der letzte Ausweg der Unfähigen.
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
GewaltIsaac Asimov in FoundationSchreiben bedeutet für mich, mit den Fingern zu denken.
Writing, to me, is simply thinking through my fingers.
SchreibenIsaac AsimovDer traurigste Aspekt des Lebens derzeit ist, dass die Wissenschaft schneller Wissen sammelt, als die Gesellschaft Weisheit.
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.
Wissen, Gesellschaft, Wissenschaft, WeisheitIsaac AsimovNever let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right.
Isaac Asimov in FoundationDie wahre Wonne liegt im Herausfinden, nicht im Wissen.
The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.
WissenIsaac AsimovPast glories are poor feeding.
Isaac Asimov in FoundationChildishness comes almost as naturally to a man as to a child.
Isaac Asimov in FoundationDas Leben ist angenehm. Der Tod ist friedvoll. Der Übergang dazwischen bereitet Probleme.
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
TodIsaac AsimovHe was conscious only of the mightiest deed of man; the complete and almost contemptuously final conquest of a world.
Isaac Asimov in FoundationScientific truth is beyond loyalty and disloyalty.
Isaac Asimov in FoundationI wanted to be a psychological engineer, but we lacked the facilities, so I did the next best thing - I went into politics. It's practically the same thing.
Isaac Asimov in FoundationWeak emperors mean strong viceroys.
Isaac Asimov in FoundationTo succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well.
Isaac Asimov in FoundationMenschen die glauben sie wüssten alles sind sehr nervig für die von uns die es tun.
People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.
Isaac AsimovThere is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
Isaac Asimov