Of course life is bizarre, the more bizarre it gets, the more interesting it is. The only way to approach it is to make yourself some popcorn and enj….

Christianity has held back any further advances in human consciousness for the past thousand years. And for the past century it's been in direct conf….

The human race never solves any of its problems, it only outlives them..

Study what you love, and youll never have to work a day in your life. Itll be one great adventure..

The computer has evolved into a partner, a tool, and an environment--not just in science fiction, but in the public consciousness as well. Computers ….

If you're passing the buck, don't ask for change..

The secret of the universe is this: The universe doesn't care. That part of the job is yours..

Life is hard. Then you die. Then they throw dirt in your face. Then the worms eat you. Be grateful it happens in that order..

To say that a writer's hold on reality is tenuous is an understatement-it's like saying the Titanic had a rough crossing. Writer's build their own re….

The jingling of a fat purse always commands the world..

The single most important lesson of effective communication is this: Focus on clarity. Concentrate on precisions. Don’t worry about constructing beau….

Most people say they want justice, but they don't really want justice. They want revenge. They want to see the pain spread around equally..

Tomorrow is going to be different than yesterday, it's going to be a lot different..

Morality—like velocity—is relative. The determination of it depends on what the objects around you are doing. All one can do is measure one's positio….

Life is full of little surprises. Time travel is full of big ones..

I have memories - but only a fool stores his past in the future..

Doesn't anybody ever want to talk about anything else besides 'Star Trek?' There were 79 episodes of the series; there were 55 different writers. I w….

In the 20th century, we had a century where at the beginning of the century, most of the world was agricultural and industry was very primitive. At t….

Contentment is the continuing act of accepting the process of your own life..

Who are we? And to me that's the essential question that's always been in science fiction. A lot of science fiction stories are - at their very best ….

I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters..