Education is no substitute for intelligence. That elusive quality is defined only in part by puzzle-solving ability. It is in the creation of new puzzles reflecting what your senses report that you round out the definitions.

A storm is coming; our storm. Emperor - we come for you!

Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible.

Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.

Caution is the path to mediocrity. Gliding, passionless mediocrity is all that most people think they can achieve.

I give you the chameleon, whose ability to blend itself into the background tells you all you need to know about the roots of ecology and the foundations of a personal identity

Educational bureaucracies dull a child's questing sensitivity.