Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon read more

Great talents are the most lovely and often the most dangerous fruits on the tree of humanity. They hang upon the most slender twigs that are easily snapped off. - Psychological Reflections.

We definitely don't believe that this was an accident.

We definitely don't believe that this was an accident.

It is definitely a good sign. We definitely hope this is the breakthrough we have been looking for.

It is definitely a good sign. We definitely hope this is the breakthrough we have been looking for.

It's a vital community resource.

It's a vital community resource.

We should remember that there was once a discipline called natural philosophy. Unfortunately, this discipline seems not to exist today. read more

We should remember that there was once a discipline called natural philosophy. Unfortunately, this discipline seems not to exist today. It has been renamed science, but science of today is in danger of losing much of the natural philosophy aspect.

The point is that when they talk about quality of health care, patients mean something entirely different than experts do. read more

The point is that when they talk about quality of health care, patients mean something entirely different than experts do. They're not talking about numbers or outcomes but about their own human experience, which is a combination of cost, paperwork and what I'll call the hassle factor, the impersonal nature of the care.

You've got to think of the value of the iron ore business.

You've got to think of the value of the iron ore business.

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, read more

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, to keep the political support going. We've gone to the Moon, we've stopped doing that; now commercial people are doing it. Who knows? Maybe we will get technology from other sources; something I have written about in my days of writing science fiction.

If they can stay where they are and can have air and water, (then) stay where they are. We're just read more

If they can stay where they are and can have air and water, (then) stay where they are. We're just at the point where we cannot meet the needs of our citizens right now, particularly water.