“There is a collision course between the greed and rationalizations of the West and the force of nature; science and the planet are the casualties.”

“Completing the circle is both philosophical and tactical - there is a growing sense of mastery that comes with practice, diligence, and experience.”

“The most successful people in all fields have a great work ethic.”

“There is always room for optimism; there is always something to do that is historically important, choices in one's life that matter, a challenge against more powerful foes, great people to work with, and a real chance for victory.”

“Perhaps the most instructive experience is to see the way governments all over the world are exclaiming, "What are we going to do about the United States?!”

“This was one of the casualties of war, that trust itself seemed to die a thousand deaths.”

“Science seeks to understand complex processes by reducing them to their essential actions and studying the interplay of those actions--and this reductionist approach extends to art as well. Indeed, my focus on one school of art, consisting of only three major representatives, is an example of this. Some people are concerned that a reductionist analysis will diminish our fascination with art, that it will trivialize art and deprive it of its special force, thereby reducing the beholder's share to an ordinary brain function. I argue to the contrary, that be encouraging a focus on one mental process at a time, reductionism can expand our vision and give us new insights into the nature and creation of art. These new insights will enable us to perceive unexpected aspects of art that derive from the relationships between the biological and psychological phenomena.”