[O]ur statesmen, our businessmen, our everyman must take on a science fictional way of thinking.
Isaac AsimovA subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value.
Isaac AsimovIt is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. This, in turn, means that our statesmen, our businessmen, our every man must take on a science fictional way of thinking.
Isaac AsimovWhat lasts in the reader's mind is not the phrase but the effect the phrase created: laughter, tears, pain, joy. If the phrase is not affecting the reader, what's it doing there? Make it do its job or cut it without mercy or remorse.
Isaac Asimov