Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

Innovation in communication technology should focus on solving real-world problems.

"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast."

The landscape of string theory is vast and complex, with perhaps 10^500 different possible universes.

Not for the sake of our health, though it's often presented that way, but because it's an escape from the human anthill. It's an escape from our own competition, and our own dramas. And that's why ween joy looking at glaciers and oceans, and contemplating the Earth from outside its perimeters, etc. We like to feel in contact with something that is non-human, and that is so deeply important to us.

Innovation is not just about technology; it's about people and how they use it to make a difference.