The spread of liberal democracy and the integration of the world economy are the two main forces driving the world towards the end of history.
Sun don't shine forever, but as long as it's here then we might as well shine together.
The thought 'I am the body' is ignorance.
Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select—doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors.
In energy, the biggest risk is not taking any risks at all.