"Did Sir Arthur believe in extra-terrestrials? The answer was given with a smile. “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” And UFOs? A broader smile. “They tell us absolutely nothing about intelligence elsewhere in the universe, but they do prove how rare it is on Earth.” For all his star-gazing, Sir Arthur's feet were firmly on the ground."
"He did not predict the future in his copious science fiction, he insisted. He simply extrapolated. ... The point was never to say what would happen for certain, but to ask what might happen; to prepare people painlessly for the future and to encourage flexible thinking. Politicians, he thought, ought to read his books rather than westerns or detective stories, because imagination could pave the way for revolutionary practical ideas."
"His notions of the future remained unswervingly radical. Sir Arthur knew that outlandish ideas often became reality. But they provoked, he wrote, three stages of reaction. First, “It's completely impossible.” Second, “It's possible but not worth doing.” Third, “I said it was a good idea all along.” ... “Any sufficiently advanced technology”, he declared, “is indistinguishable from magic.”
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