Most geniuses are just talented people who get up really early in the morning.

Uncertainty is inevitable at the frontiers of knowledge.

Most geniuses are just talented people who get up really early in the morning.

The Enron scandal calls into question the integrity of the entire capitalist system, which previously we assumed was based on honest, straightforward greed.

There is nothing scarier than a mediocre man with a mission.

Characters last. Beautiful writing lasts. A compelling narrative lasts. Art survives long after ideas go extinct.

You might declare that global warming and energy insecurity, not to mention urban sprawl and pollution, have intensified the sin of indulging one's motoring desires. And I would not argue with that point. You're right. I am a bad man. But over the long term, if you want to develop a new transportation and energy policy, you'd probably want to err on the side of assuming that people won't change much. And it is human nature to like to be empowered.