That's why I must be mayor and high priest. I'm the only ma… - Isaac Asimov

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That's why I must be mayor and high priest. I'm the only man who knows how to fight the crisis." Jael swallowed dryly. "How? What are you going to do?" "Nothing." Jael smiled uncertainly. "Really! All of that!" But Mallow's answer was incisive. "When I'm boss of this Foundation, I'm going to do nothing. One hundred percent of nothing, and that is the secret of this crisis.

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Isaac Asimov (c. 2 January 1920 – 6 April 1992) was a Russian-born American biochemist who was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction, his works include the Foundation series and I, Robot.

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Alternative Names: Isaak Osimov • Paul French • Asimov • Isaak Ozimov • Itzhak Ozimov

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Escribo por la misma razón que respiro: porque si no lo hiciera, moriría".

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