What kind of Dv would it take to escape history, to escape an inertia that powerful, and carve a new course? The hardest part is leaving Earth behind.

An excess of reason is itself a form of madness

A lot of scientists act on their beliefs and so do things that look crazy to the rest of us.

The invisible hand never picks up the check.

We should conceive of ourselves not as rulers of Earth, but as highly powerful, conscious stewards: The Earth is given to us in trust, and we can screw it up or make it work well and sustainably.

Very few people ever bother to find out what other people really think. They are willing to accept whatever they are told about anyone sufficiently distant.

It's too bad we only had the courage to live our lives fully in dreams.