Think of all the human suffering caused by the sad truth that beautiful sexy women or handsome Porsche-owning men often prove to have miserable genes for other traits

A blueprint for disaster in any society is when the elite are capable of insulating themselves.

The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines, and books, so we have the possibility of learning from societies that are remote from us, like Somalia. We turn on the TV and see what blew up in Iraq or we see conditions in Afghanistan.

All recognized famous inventors had capable predecessors and successors and made their improvements at a time when society was capable of using their product.

I personally am not conscious of my accent.

Federal elections happen every two years in this country. Presidential elections every four years. And four years just isn't long enough to dismantle all the environmental laws we've got in this country.

All human societies go through fads in which they temporarily either adopt practices of little use or else abandon practices of considerable use.