There is no merit to discipline under ideal circumstances. I must have it in the face of death or it is worthless.

People are entirely too disbelieving of coincidence.

The essential building block is...the true love that is impossible to define for those who have never experienced it and unnecessary to define for those who have.

The Earth faces environmental problems right now that threaten the imminent destruction of civilization and the end of the planet as a livable world. Humanity cannot afford to waste its financial and emotional resources on endless, meaningless quarrels between each group and all others. there must be a sense of globalism in which the world unites to solve the real problems that face all groups alike.

It's humbling to think that all animals, including human beings, are parasites of the plant world.

All roads lead to Trantor, says the old proverb, and that is where all stars end.

I wanted to be a psychological engineer, but we lacked the facilities, so I did the next best thing - I went into politics. It's practically the same thing.