Wisdom by Clarke
7 pieces of wisdom
“When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.”
“The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.”
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
“Every revolutionary idea -- in Science, Politics, Art or Whatever -- evokes three stages of reaction. They may be summed up by the three phrases:”
“It is completely impossible -- don't waste my time.'”
“It is possible, but it is not worth doing.'”
“I said it was a good idea all along.'”