"Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal." ― Arthur C. Clarke Topic(s): Nature More From Arthur C. Clarke "Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories." "It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars." "The greatest tragedy in mankind’s entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion." More In Nature "Your art kind of changes as you get older, by nature of the fact that you’re hopefully gaining wisdom and you’re starting to watch things with a better overview."― Sheryl Crow "Flowers are without hope. Because hope is tomorrow and flowers have no tomorrow."― Antonio Porchia "There are grounds for cautious optimism that we may now be near the end ofthe search for the ultimate laws of nature."― Stephen Hawking