I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.

What is a scientist after all? It is a curious man looking through a keyhole, the keyhole of nature, trying to know what's going on.

Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.

When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.

The idea of a group of elders is that, in past civilizations, they have linked worlds; the other world was also present in this one. There is also the argument that elders have "experience." The problem is that experience teaches fear of change. Experience kills imagination. Experience makes people conservative. What we are facing tomorrow requires the force of imagination, not wisdom from yesterday.

I believe that national sovereignties will shrink in the face of universal interdependence.