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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2010 at 13:11
Originally posted by wikipedia wikipedia wrote:

"David Frost" interview program, August 1969. This is the show in which Frost asked Asimov if he had ever tried to find God and, after some initial evasion, Asimov answered, "God is much more intelligent than I—let him try to find me."
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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2010 at 11:19
Originally posted by The_Jester The_Jester wrote:

Ah... yes. What's my error in this sig?

I haven't read the source work, but the second part of your quote doesn't appear to be a sentence. I just assumed you missed a verb it there or something. 
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Points: 3247 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2010 at 09:32
One of my favorites. I love all the Robot and Foundation and Empire books. Truth is I like just about everything he wrote! LOL
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Points: 4160 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 05 2010 at 09:11
I love Asimov. 

Among my favourites are The Robots of Dawn, perhaps the best of the 'Robots' series. Also, I love Nemesis and The Gods Themselves (an underrated masterpiece) neither of them belonging to 'Robots'/'Foundation' series.

His short stories are also hiding some real gems (Bicentennial Man and The Last Question, anyone?)

Of his non-fiction work, I love Asimov On Numbers - old-fashioned, charming, nerdy stuff right up my alley.Heart

The man deserves a statue made of solid thiotimoline.
Percussion, sir!
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Points: 741 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2010 at 19:16
Ah... yes. What's my error in this sig?
La victoire est éphémère mais la gloire est éternelle!

- Napoléon Bonaparte
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Points: 15784 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2010 at 15:29
I believe you misquoted him in your sig.
"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "
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Points: 741 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2010 at 14:59
Name your favorite books by Isaac Asimov and if you want why you love them.
La victoire est éphémère mais la gloire est éternelle!

- Napoléon Bonaparte
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