The great problem with the future is that we die there. This is why it is so hard to take the future personally, especially the longer future, because that world is suffused with our absence.

There should always be in sight the draw — a kind of a beacon that draws you on through the labyrinth.

Whenever I hear the word "share" I would reach for a gun if I had one. "Share" is frequently followed by the word "feelings", and I have enough of my own thank you; please do us both a favor and repress yours.

Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.

The point is to explore whatever may be helpful for thinking, understanding, and acting responsibly over long periods of time.

Redefine the possible.

Carbon tax has the advantage of basically being able to subsidize one set of activities that you want with another set of activities that you don't want. It's like a cigarette tax.