1. "Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right."
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation
2. "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation
3. "It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety."
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation
4. "If you're born in a cubicle and grow up in a corridor, and work in a cell, and vacation in a crowded sun-room, then coming up into the open with nothing but sky over you might just give you a nervous breakdown."
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation
5. "It is the chief characteristic of the religion of science that it works."
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation
6. "It was childish to feel disappointed, but childishness comes almost as naturally to a man as to a child."
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation
7. "Now any dogma, based primarily on faith and emotionalism, is a dangerous weapon to use on others, since it is almost impossible to guarantee that the weapon will never be turned on the user."
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation
8. "To succeed, planning alone is insufficient. One must improvise as well."
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation
9. "I wanted to be a psychological engineer, but we lacked the facilities, so I did the next best thing - I went into politics. It's practically the same thing."
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation
10. "It is remarkable, Hardin, how the religion of science has grabbed hold."
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Isaac Asimov, Foundation