"In accordance with the terms of the Clarke-Asimov treaty, the second-best science writer dedicates this book to the second-best science-fiction writer. [dedication to Isaac Asimov from Arthur C. Clarke in his book Report on Planet Three]"

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Arthur C. Clarke

#Book Quotes #Dedication Quotes #Three Quotes

“The communications of humanity obviously are trending towards that future point at which virtually all information will be spontaneously available and copyable at the individual level: beyond that, a vast transformation must occur”

Source : Gene Youngblood (1970). “Expanded cinema”, Dutton Adult
“To grasp life and meaning, we assume constancy where it does not exist. We name experiences, emotions, and subjective states and assume that what is named is as enduring as its name. Human beings blessed and cursed with consciousness - especially consciousness of their own being - think in terms of names, words, symbols.”
“No world is without sacrifices. But if we produce casualties, we would also sustain casualties of our own.”
“It's no fun for an actor to keep repeating what you did before. It's always changing. I'm changing. The target keeps moving. That's the beauty of it.”
“The Chernobyl technology is different from the technology which is used in the west, mainly.”
“I heard a story about a woman who grew up in Texas. When she was having trouble in her life, she would visit her grandmother, who lived nearby and always had a kind word and some wisdom to pass on. One day she was complaining to her grandmother about some situation and her grandmother just turned to her, smiled sadly, and said, "Sometimes, darlin', you've just got to rise above yourself in this life." I've remembered that wise advice many times as I've faced trouble in my life.”
“For the first time in history, we declared war without financing it. Americans have not been asked to pay for it through taxes.”
“We are in a crisis today because the practical consensus between the left and the right, linking economic efficiency with social protection, has broken down”

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