“Peace is not an easy prospect--it requires greater bravery than does conflict.”

“Environmentalists generally object to battery-powered devices and for good reason: batteries require mined minerals, employ manufacturing processes that leak toxins into local ecosystems and leave behind an even-worse trail of side effects upon disposal. Though when it comes to the largest mass-produced battery-powered gadget ever created—the electric car—environmentalists cannot jump from their seats fast enough to applaud it.”

“Wind is renewable. Turbines are not.”

“Creativity thrives where its roots are crowded.”

“Truths are as much a matter of questions as answers.”

“Never trust a man with money or sex; no man ever thinks he gets enough of either.”

“Look for your heros in the books people write, not in the people who write books.”