Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the Limits of the Possible. The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible. I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power. 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. Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. Perhaps, as some wit remarked, the best proof that there is Intelligent Life in Outer Space is the fact it hasn't come here. It's just been too intelligent to come here. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all.”, “Magic's just science that we don't understand yet.”. Goodreads helps you follow your favorite authors. In either case, the idea is quite staggering.”, “Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.”, “I will not be afraid because I understand ... And understanding is happiness.”, “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.”, We’d love your help. “Macroshift: Navigating the Transformation to a Sustainable World (Large Print 16pt)”, p.5, ReadHowYouWant.com, Arthur C. Clarke (2012). They may be summed up by the phrases: 1- It's completely impossible. Reading computer manuals without the hardware is as frustrating as reading sex manuals without the software. Book by Michio Kaku, 1997. The limits of the possible can only be defined by going beyond them into the impossible. IRC discussion with Gentry Lee at Sci Fi Channel, November 1, 1996. A well-stocked mind is safe from boredom. (2) It's possible, but it's not worth doing. Arthur C. Clarke (2012). "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." “I don’t believe in astrology; I’m a Sagittarius and we’re skeptical.”, “Before you become too entranced with gorgeous gadgets and mesmerizing video displays, let me remind you that information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, and wisdom is not foresight. For when your life is over, if you can say 'I have learned' and 'I have loved,' you will also be able to say 'I have been happy.”, “What was more, they had taken the first step toward genuine friendship. “Rama II”, p.345, RosettaBooks, Arthur C. Clarke (2012). Arthur C Clarke liked to play with the English language. Clarkes Werke wurden vielfach ausgezeichnet, mehrfach auch mit dem Hugo Award, dem Nebula Award und dem Locus Award, den renommiertesten Preisen im Bereich der Science-Fiction. Both are equally terrifying. How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. Well, it can't hide forever - one day we will overhear it. How can it be, in a world where half the things a man knows at 20 are no longer true at 40 - and half the things he knows at 40 hadn't been discovered when he was 20? It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars. "Free Inquiry" Interview with Matt Cherry, March 22, 1999. Share with your friends. “My favourite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence. New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along! Only feeble minds are paralyzed by facts. They are part of his ideas in his extensive writings about the future. As their material conditions improve, men raise their sights and become discontented with power and possessions that once would have seemed beyond their wildest dreams. 2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. As our own species is in the process of proving, one cannot have superior science and inferior morals. Only small minds are impressed by large numbers. It's just been too intelligent to come here. 2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. "Blue Carbon: The Role of Healthy Oceans in Binding Carbon : a Rapid Response Assessment" by Christian Nellemann, Emily Corcoran, UNEP/Earthprint, (p. 23), 2009. Religion is the most malevolent of all mind viruses. The combination is unstable and self-destroying. Every day we present the best quotes! Quotations by Arthur C. Clarke, English Writer, Born December 16, 1917. The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning of the 21st century and the Third Millennium. The only way to define your limits is by going beyond them. The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion. "I don't think there is such a thing as as a real prophet. The object of teaching a child is to enable the child to get along without the teacher. We need to educate our children for their future, not our past. They may be summed up by the phrases: (1) It's completely impossible. It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God - but to create him. “In my life I have found two things of priceless worth - learning and loving. And even when the external world has granted all it can, there still remain the searchings of the mind and the longings of the heart.”, “The more wonderful the means of communication, the more trivial, tawdry, or depressing its contents seemed to be.”, “A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets.”, “Science is the only religion of mankind.”, “It must be wonderful to be seventeen, and to know everything.”, “After their encounter on the approach to Jupiter, there would aways be a secret bond between them---not of love, but of tenderness, which is often more enduring.”, “Now I'm a scientific expert; that means I know nothing about absolutely everything.”, “Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. He had a knack for expressing original ideas or summing up heated debates in a handful of words. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all. ", Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Both are equally terrifying. The future is not to be forecast, but created. "Biography/Personal Quotes". Human judges can show mercy. There is a mistake in the text of this quote. British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke formulated three adages that are known as Clarke's three laws, of which the third law is the best known and most widely cited. There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. As a writer, he used everyday words and non-technical language to explain complex ideas. Getting information from the internet is like getting a glass of water from the Niagara Falls. ', 'I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. Arthur C. Clarke > Quotes > Quotable Quote “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” ― Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the Limits of the Possible Welcome back. In either case the idea is quite staggering. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along! Each grows out of the other, and we need them all.”, “One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.”. “the Promise of Space”, Arthur C. Clarke (2011). Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction. My favorite definition of an intellectual: 'Someone who has been educated beyond his/her intelligence'. Both are equally terrifying.”, “I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. Each grows out of the other, and we need them all. I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life. “Childhood’s End”, p.125, RosettaBooks. 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke 258,630 ratings, 4.15 average rating, 5,742 reviews 2001 Quotes Showing 1-30 of 158 “Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living. February 18, 2004. Letter to the editor, Science, 19 Jan. 1968. I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her. Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. As a thinker, he often took the ‘big picture’ view of life and the cosmos. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke In my life I have found two things of priceless worth - learning and loving. We know why now, of course; chaos theory, which I got very interested in, shows you can never predict the future. Nothing else - not fame, not power, not achievement for its own sake - can possible have the same lasting value. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about. When you finally understand the universe, it will not only be stranger than you imagine, it will be stranger than you can imagine. It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. “The Hammer of God”, p.28, RosettaBooks 1 Copy quote Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Before you become too entranced with gorgeous gadgets and mesmerizing video displays, let me remind you that information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, and wisdom is not foresight. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right; but if he says that it is impossible, he is very probably wrong. I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical. One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. Anyone interested in the future has to be otherwise he would simply shoot himself.”, “No utopia can ever give satisfaction to everyone, all the time. They had exchanged vulnerabilities.”, “It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.”, “It was the mark of a barbarian to destroy something one could not understand.”, “I am an optimist. 2- It's possible, but it's not worth doing. Be the first to learn about new releases! “Behind every man now alive stand thirty ghosts, for that is the ratio by which the dead outnumber the living. Arthur Charles Clarke, Ervin Laszlo (2011). Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society. Share the best quotes by Arthur C. Clarke with your friends and family. “Voices from the Sky”, p.87, Hachette UK. Share with your friends. Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories. I don't believe in astrology; I'm a Sagittarius and we're skeptical. We have to abandon the idea that schooling is something restricted to youth. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale. Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com.
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