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Quote Details: Arthur C. Clarke: When a distinguished but… - The Quotations Page

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
Arthur C. Clarke, Clarke’s first law
English physicist & science fiction author (1917 - )

I love this quote. I think it expresses one of the reasons why entrepreneurs skew young. Often we youngsters (I hope I still qualify) don’t know “what’s not possible”. Paul Graham write about this a bit and certainly is walking the walk with YCombinator.

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