But only a fool sails into combat with nature

Tape is the archiving champ and has been for decades. Reliable, less expensive than disks and available in large-scale robotic systems that store petabytes.

Humans have changed little over time. We think we've invented the modern world but they were making better speeches 2,000 years ago and grappling with issues of empire and terrorism.

You can't ever win the war on crime, or the war on terror. You can't repeal human nature.

In a generation or two, or maybe sooner, young golfers of true sporting instinct will wonder why all this handling of the ball is necessary. It will seem to them that the game is not as good as it might be.

If you spend too long trying to avoid death, you will be dead in at least one way.

It implies a slight failure as a writer that you are reduced to being a ghostwriter for the money.