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.


The Exploration of Space (1951), p. 111

Arthur C. Clarke Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...