The newsmen were writing down sentences busily as Hoskins spoke to them. They did not understand and they were sure their readers would not, but it s… - Isaac Asimov

It is as much my job to prevent harm to mankind as a whole as yours is to prevent harm to man as an individual.

That clown is one of the very few that have seen him. I want him. He may be the proof I need – and I need something – Galaxy knows – to awaken the Foundation. 'It needs awakening?' broke in Bayta with sudden sharpness. 'Against what? And in what role do you act as alarm, that of rebel democrat or of secret police and provocateur?

"Oh, hell! I can't sleep!" "Neither can I! But I might as well try — as a matter of principle." Twelve hours later, sleep was still just that — a matter of principle, unattainable in practice.