“Knowledge and ability were tools, not things to show off.”
“That was the thing with the off-worlders. Sometimes they came off as so ancient and knowledgeable, and the next they were ordering pizza and a beer.”
“Knowledge is a tool, and like all tools, its impact is in the hands of the user.”
“The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.”
“History can never give us exact knowledge of what will happen in the future: rather, it shows us that our ability to prepare ourselves for change is limited.”
“If you give people tools, and they use their natural abilities and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.”