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The quotations of

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist

1917–2008

13 quotes, most often on Science, Technology and Morality.

If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run — and often in the short one — the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.
The Exploration of Space (1951), p. 111
- Science
- Technology
The dinosaurs disappeared because they could not adapt to their changing environment. We shall disappear if we cannot adapt to an environment that now contains spaceships, computers — and thermonuclear weapons.
Foreword to The Collected Stories (June 2000)
- Change
- Technology
We have abolished space here on the little Earth; we can never abolish the space that yawns between the stars.
We’ll Never Conquer Space (1960)
- Science
- Technology

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