Hari Seldon

"The fall of Empire, gentlemen, is a massive thing, however, and not easily stopped by abundance of catalog contents"

"The Foundation exists for a single purpose"

"All the suffering in this galaxy is caused by the lack of communication"

"The future is built on the decisions we make today"

"In the long run, the future is always improbable"

"Knowledge is power only if it is applied"

"Empires rise and fall according to predictable laws"

"The foundation must survive at all costs"

"The past shapes our present, but need not define our future"

"Understanding the past is essential to shaping the future"

"The foundation's greatest strength is its people"

"The cycle of civilization is predictable yet inevitable"

"The preservation of knowledge is sacred"

"The empire's fall was written in mathematics"

"The future belongs to those who understand it first"

"The foundation is humanity's second chance"

"The rate of growth of a civilization is limited by its rate of accumulation of knowledge"

"The fall of Empire, gentlemen, is a massive thing, however, and not easily fought"

"You can't expect to hold supreme power and enjoy political peace simultaneously"

"Complexity is just a lot of simplicity"

"Knowledge of the facts is insufficient without understanding their significance"

"An empire is not eternal no matter its power"

"Isolated knowledge is sterile without application"

"Civilizations rise and fall according to predictable patterns"

"Understanding precedes all meaningful action"

"The crisis itself creates the opportunity for solution"

"Truth remains truth regardless of popular opinion"

"The future depends on present decisions"

"Destiny is not predetermined but probabilistic"

"The laws of psychohistory are statistical in nature"