Very well. So the universe is not quite as you thought it was. You'd better rearrange your beliefs, then. Because you certainly can't rearrange the u… - Isaac Asimov

Dr. Seldon, you disturb the peace of the Emperor's realm. None of the quadrillions living now among all the stars of the Galaxy will be living a century from now. Why, then, should we concern ourselves with events of three centuries distance?" "I shall not be alive half a decade hence," said Seldon, "and yet it is of overpowering concern to me. Call it idealism. Call it an identification of myself with that mystical generalization to which we refer by the term, 'humanity.'

Since when does prejudice follow any law but its own.

"I don't like being helpless," said Trevize grumpily. "Who does? But acting like a bully doesn't make you less helpless. It just makes you a helpless bully."