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"Second Foundation" Quotes

In "Second Foundation," the final novel of Isaac Asimov's original Foundation trilogy, the search for the mysterious Second Foundation intensifies, as its existence poses a threat to the plans of both the Mule and the original Foundation, leading to a climactic showdown of intellect and strategy.

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The simplest and most obvious cause of any given phenomenon is usually the correct one.

Isaac Asimov

logicreasoning

Emotions are the instinctual reactions to perceptions.

Isaac Asimov

emotionspsychology

There is no 'only' about it. The balance of power in the Galaxy is at stake.

Isaac Asimov

powerpolitics

Every human being lived behind an impenetrable wall of choking mist within which no other but he existed.

Isaac Asimov

isolationhuman nature

A fire can be extinguished with a cup of water if caught in time.

Isaac Asimov

preventiontiming

The laws of psychohistory are statistical in nature.

Isaac Asimov

psychohistorystatistics

The Empire will vanish and all its good with it. Its accumulated knowledge will decay and the order it has imposed will vanish.

Isaac Asimov

empiredecay

The noblest aim is the search for truth.

Isaac Asimov

truthknowledge

The human mind is the most complex tool ever created.

Isaac Asimov

mindcomplexity

A phenomenon must be measurable to be scientifically valuable.

Isaac Asimov

sciencemeasurement