The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism.

If you're right, and nobody really cares what's out there, I wonder whether we're even worth saving.

Faith is conviction without evidence, and sometimes even in the face of contrary evidence. In some quarters, this quality is perceived as a virtue.

Boundaries have no existence save on charts or in small minds. Nature does not draw lines.

The problem is that too often the only people who can act don't want change. Power doesn't so much corrupt as it breeds conservatism.

Technological civilizations don't last long. You're all right until you get a printing press. Then a race starts between technology and common sense. And maybe technology always wins.

Decisions are always made with insufficient information. If you really knew what was going on, the decision would make itself.