Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention.

All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.

A man's flesh is his own; the water belongs to the tribe.

Religion, too, is a weapon. What manner of weapon is religion when it becomes the government?

We are generalists. You can't draw neat lines around planet-wide problems. Planetology is a cut-and-fit science.

Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock.

It is so shocking to find out how many people do not believe that they can learn, and how many more believe learning to be difficult.