Isaac Asimov

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Portrait: Phillip Leonian [ 1 ] from New York World-Telegram & Sun. [ 2 ] · Public domain

A scientist in a white coat scratches his head in puzzlement at a lab bench of instruments and glassware late at night. — Original artwork

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' (I found it!) but 'That's funny...'

Isaac Asimov

Two men in bulky 1940s spacesuits crouch at the rim of a glowing molten crater on a sun-blasted world as a boxy robot circles below. — Original artwork

A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

Isaac Asimov

A figure crosses a stone bridge between a lamplit laboratory and observatory on one side and a crowded clock-tower town at dusk on the other. — Original artwork

The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.

Isaac Asimov