"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do."
- Isaac Asimov
Awareness
"There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."
- Isaac Asimov
Awareness
"Isaac Asimov: “You’ve got to learn to laugh at yourself. If you don’t, someone else will do it for you, and you won’t enjoy it nearly as much.”"
- Isaac Asimov
Self-awareness
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
- Isaac Asimov
Courage
"It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly."
- Isaac Asimov
Courage
"What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to those who have been the cause of his misfortunes, that is a virtuous man."
Morality
"Whether a human being is good or bad, right or wrong, can only be determined based on circumstances."
Morality
"Always let your conscience be your guide."
- Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio
Morality
"To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests."
- Matthew Scully
Morality
"When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music."
- Ellen G. White
Morality