Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society. -Arthur C. Clarke Society
New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along! -Arthur C. Clarke Good
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. -Arthur C. Clarke Space
I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power. -Arthur C. Clarke Politics
Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal. -Arthur C. Clarke Nature
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. -Arthur C. Clarke Age
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion. -Arthur C. Clarke History
It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God - but to create him. -Arthur C. Clarke God
The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion. -Arthur C. Clarke Religion
Our lifetime may be the last that will be lived out in a technological society. -Arthur C. Clarke Technology
I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected President but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power. -Arthur C. Clarke 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. -Arthur C. Clarke Future
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. -Arthur C. Clarke Space
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. -Arthur C. Clarke Science
Perhaps, as some wit remarked, the best proof that there is Intelligent Life in Outer Space is the fact it hasn't come here. Well, it can't hide forever - one day we will overhear it. -Arthur C. Clarke Space
New ideas pass through three periods: 1) It can't be done. 2) It probably can be done, but it's not worth doing. 3) I knew it was a good idea all along! -Arthur C. Clarke Imagination
The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale. -Arthur C. Clarke Funny
