The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.

—Arthur C. Clarke

About Arthur C. Clarke

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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, inventor, undersea explorer and TV series host.

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If we have learned one thing from the history of invention and discovery, it is that, in the long run—and often in the short one—the most daring prophecies seem laughably conservative.

—Arthur C. Clarke

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Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories.

—Arthur C. Clarke

CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected president but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.

—Arthur C. Clarke

At the present rate of progress, it is almost impossible to imagine any technical feat that cannot be achieved—if it can be achieved at all—within the next few hundred years.

—Arthur C. Clarke

Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.

—Arthur C. Clarke

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