Clarke, Arthur C.

"It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God, but to create him."

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

"This is the first age that's paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one."

"The First Clarke Law states, 'If an elderly but distinguished scientist says that something is possible he is almost certainly right, but if he says that it is impossible he is very probably wrong.'" - quoted in New Yorker

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - The Lost Worlds of 2001