Economists (and others) who are satisfied with nature-free equations develop a dangerous hubris about the potency of our species

But it is no good using the tongs of reason to pull the Fundamentalists' chestnuts out of the fire of contradiction. Their real troubles lie elsewhere.

You cannot do only one thing.

(Technology reliability) x (Human reliability) = (System reliability)

No one should be able to enter a wilderness by mechanical means.

In a competitive world of limited resources, total freedom of individual action is intolerable

People are the quintessential element in all technology... Once we recognize the inescapable human nexus of all technology our attitude toward the reliability problem is fundamentally changed.

Ruin is the destination toward which all men rush, each pursuing his own best interest in a society that believes in the freedom of the commons.

Why are ecologists and environmentalists so feared and hated? This is because in part what they have to say is new to the general public, and the new is always alarming.

Freedom in a commons brings ruin to all.

The only thing we can really count on in this uncertain world is human unreliability itself.

It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when they have lost their way.

You see, in every story, it’s not about the ending. It’s about the chapters in between and how you make it through them

In fact, it will be very easy to climb the building because of its shape and architecture.

It was the first time it had ever occurred to me, that this detestable cant of false humility might have originated out of the Heep family. I had seen the harvest, but had never thought of the seed.

At the end of the day we are not selling, we are serving.

I brush my teeth with a Sonicare toothbrush before every show.

Free milk will be provided in Hoxton and Shoredith, in Eton and Harrow. What more social equality can you have than that?

As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.

There are always things to improve on. I want to improve on my defense, and you can never be a perfect hitter. I want to focus on just playing more and being able to improve on all parts of my game.

I think it's important that when you're bringing something to the table that you're sure has value, that you don't diminish yourself just so that you can have an opportunity.