David J. C. MacKay Quotes

If all the ineffective ideas for solving the energy crisis were laid end to end, they would reach to the moon and back

The bottom line in 2007 is that enrollment costs are going up substantially, drug coverage is declining and the brand name coverage in the doughnut hole is being eliminated... Medicare D is an insurance program, not a benefit. As consumption increases, so too will cost. The changes in 2007 clearly demonstrate the limitations of the program.

We must not let ourselves be swept off our feet in horror at the danger of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not infinitely dangerous. It's just dangerous, much as coal mines, petrol repositories, fossil-fuel burning and wind turbines are dangerous.

It sounded like a very loud vacuum cleaner behind us.

In a climate where people don't understand the numbers, newspapers, campaigners, companies, and politicians can get away with murder