While he lives, he must think; while he thinks, he must dream.

People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.

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

When stupidity is considered patriotism, it is unsafe to be intelligent.

So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the universe.

In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

People think of education as something that they can finish.

There are no nations! There is only humanity. And if we don't come to understand that right soon, there will be no nations, because there will be no humanity.

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

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.

A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

I love doing both theater and television. I definitely foresee more Broadway, but I think I would like to keep the singing and the TV separate.

I want to do public speaking and cause campaigning. I want to write a book.

Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.

A true teacher would never tell you what to do. But he would give you the knowledge with which you could decide what would be best for you to do.

Remorse of conscience is like an old wound; a man is in no condition to fight under such circumstances. The pain abates his vigor and takes up too much of his attention.

People can be so heartless and dirty.

The guys in New York don’t know the new media. San Francisco takes more risks as a culture.

It was my dream Not its failure that damaged me

My biggest fear is looking weak, girly, and pathetic.

Late style gets simpler and shorter, and here, I'm getting more abundant as I get older!