To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before. We must search out totally new ways to anchor ourselves, for all the old roots - religion, nation, community, family, or profession - are now shaking under the hurricane impact of the accelerative thrust. It is no longer resources that limit decisions, it is the decision that makes the resources.

Our technological powers increase, but the side effects and potential hazards also escalate.

The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together.

Most managers were trained to be the thing they most despise - bureaucrats.

To survive, to avert what we have termed future shock, the individual must become infinitely more adaptable and capable than ever before.

Never in history has distance meant less.

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.