“We are; therefore, we evolve.”

“...in the unique case of a country’s geographic position, it is difficult to consider this factor as anything other than a cause, unless we assume that in prehistoric times peoples migrated to climates that fit their concepts of power distance, which is rather far-fetched.”

“In most collectivist cultures, direct confrontation of another person is considered rude and undesirable. The word no is seldom used, because saying “no” is a confrontation; “you may be right” and “we will think about it” are examples of polite ways of turning down a request. In the same vein, the word yes should not necessarily be inferred as an approval, since it is used to maintain the line of communication: “yes, I heard you” is the meaning it has in Japan.”

“...which animal the ruler should impersonate depends strongly on what animals the followers are.”

“Belgium is the best remedy against patriotism.”

“These mysteries about how we evolved should not distract us from the indisputable fact that we did evolve.”

“In the newly evolving multi-dimensional world, we are all one and we are one with our environments.”