I most fear stupid people. Stupid people will do anything. Truly smart people will do only what is logical for them to do.
Trade isn't about goods. Trade is about information. Goods sit in the warehouse until information moves them.
For me the purest and truest art in the world is science fiction.
Never start a war with something you can't talk to.
Culture is how biology responds and makes its living conditions better.
A year of ending and beginning, a year of loss and finding... and all of you were with me through the storm. I drink your health, your wealth, your fortune for long years to come, and I hope for many more days in which we can gather like this.