Why is it, I wonder, that anyone who displays superior athletic ability is an object of admiration to his classmates, while one who displays superior mental ability is an object of hatred? Is there some hidden understanding that it is… More »
Intelligence is an accident of evolution, and not necessarily an advantage. – Isaac Asimov (1920 – 92) (Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. – Isaac Asimov (1920 – 92) (Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome. – Isaac Asimov (1920 – 92) (Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn’t brood. I’d type a little faster. – Isaac Asimov (1920 – 92) (Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from… More »
The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. – Isaac Asimov (1920 – 92) (Image by Comfreak from Pixabay) (Text-to-Speech by Sound of Text, using the engine from Google Translate) More »
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