Arthur C. Clarke

possibility alone universe

“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”

― Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

discovery limit

“The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.”

― Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

advanced technology magic

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

― Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

tragedy moral religion

“One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all.”

― Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

politician science fiction read

“Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.”

― Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

communications trivial depressing contents

“The more wonderful the means of communication, the more trivial, tawdry, or depressing its contents seemed to be.”

― Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

age attention future

“This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.”

― Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

distinguished scientist clarke three laws

1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

― Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

expert equal opposite

"For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert."

― Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)

Earth ocean inappropriate

“How inappropriate to call this planet ‘Earth’

when it is clearly ‘Ocean’.”

― Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)