You climb to reach the summit, but once there, discover that all roads lead down.

- Stanislaw Lem

I hadn't known there were so many idiots in the world until I started using the Internet.

- Stanislaw Lem

A specialist is a barbarian whose ignorance is not well-rounded.

- Stanislaw Lem

Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations without having explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers, and …

- Stanislaw Lem

Cannibals prefer those who have no spines.

- Stanislaw Lem

There are no answers, only choices.

- Stanislaw Lem

A candidate is a person who gets money from the rich and votes from the poor to protect them from each other.

- Stanislaw Lem

Art gives man a reminder that he is not just a consumer but a creator as well. It awakens in him the urge to struggle and perform great deeds; it fil…

- Stanislaw Lem

Our ability to adapt and therefore to accept everything is one of our greatest dangers. Creatures that are completely flexible, changeable, can have …

- Stanislaw Lem