There is the possibility that humankind can outgrow its infantile tendencies, as I suggested in 'Childhood's End.' But it is amazing how childishly gullible humans are.

It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.

There is a special sadness in achievement, in the knowledge that a long-desired goal has been attained at last, and that life must now be shaped toward new ends.

Good morning, doctors. I have taken the liberty of removing Windows 95 from my hard drive.

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.

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

The success of a science fiction writer is if he can write a good read.