Arthur C. Clarke Quotes

If I can get some student interested in science, if I can show members of the general public what's going on up there in the space program, then my job's been done.

The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace.

So often, science fiction helps to get young people interested in science. That's why I don't mind talking about science fiction. It has a real role to play: to seize the imagination.

I'm enormously proud of the fact that Star Trek has really not just sparked an interest, but encouraged, a few generations of people to go into the sciences.

The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.

We have the young people, we have the talent, we have the imagination, we have the technology. But I don't believe we have the leadership and the willingness to accept risk, to achieve great goals. I believe we need a long-term national commitment to explore the universe. And I believe this is an essential investment in the future of our nation — and our beautiful, but environmentally challenged planet…

There's nothing I believe in more strongly than getting young people interested in science and engineering, for a better tomorrow, for all humankind.

For the future, primarily, we must educate people in science, engineering, technology and math.

NASA has been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve. It's sad that we are turning the programme in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation and stimulation it provides to young people.

On education, in order to ensure that America remains a world leader, we must create an educated, skilled workforce in the vital areas of science, math, engineering and information technology. At the same time, we must give every student access to a college degree.

In 'Packing for Mars,' I tried to convey the importance of getting young people interested in science.

There's no doubt who was a leader in space after the Apollo Program. Nobody came close to us. And our education system, in science, technology, engineering and math, was at the top of the world. It's no longer there. We're descending rather rapidly.

NASA's been one of the most successful public investments in motivating students to do well and achieve all they can achieve, and it's sad that we are turning the program in a direction where it will reduce the amount of motivation it provides to young people.

If we do not have more scientific graduates from the university we will lose contact with modernity.

Our single greatest defense against scientific ignorance is education, and early in the life of every scientist, the child's first interest was sparked by a teacher.

Nearly 90 percent of high school graduates say they’re not interested in a career or a college major involving science, technology, engineering or math…

Fewer than 13 percent of high school students will continue to study math and science in college—usually the most well-prepared and persistent students who often come from families where encouragement and enrichment is fundamental

As more girls get basic schooling, larger numbers will move up the educational ladder - some to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. That's important because workplaces around the world, especially in many developing and emerging-market countries, are becoming more automated, favouring workers with technical skills.

Creative universities are bedrock of every developed nation's S&T strategy.

My mom is a science teacher in high school, and one of my brothers works in optics at Bell Labs, and so I was always surrounded by it.

We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, engineering, and technology. And there will always, always be mathematics.

It's wonderful to see more of my colleagues recognizing the importance of investing in STEM education and scientific research and development.

When a kid says 'I'm in astrophysics at school because of your character' that's amazing to me.

I would encourage anybody who's interested in any kind of science, engineering, math field, to go after that.

We need to beef up STEM education.