We are lonesome animals. We spend all our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say — and to feel — 'Yes, that's the way it is, or at least that's the way I feel it.'

Change is inevitable, but growth is optional.

如果一个社会中的大部分成员贫穷而悲惨，那么这个社会就谈不上繁荣幸福。

技术的本质绝不是任何技术性的东西。