Friendships Are Nice. So Is Competence.

At The Edge Of Chaos, Unexpected Outcomes Occur. The Risk To Survival Is Severe.

Historically, The Claim Of Consensus Has Been The First Refuge Of Scoundrels; It Is A Way To Avoid Debate By Claiming That The Matter Is Already Settled. Whenever You Hear The Consensus Of Scientists Agrees On Something Or Other, Reach For Your Wallet, Because You're Being Had. The Greatest Scientists In History Are Great Precisely Because They Broke With The Consensus.

This Is The Gift Of Your Species And This Is The Danger, Because You Do Not Choose To Control Your Imaginings. You Imagine Wonderful Things And You Imagine Terrible Things, And You Take No Responsibility For The Choice. You Say You Have Inside You Both The Power Of Good And The Power Of Evil, The Angel And The Devil, But In Truth You Have Just One Thing Inside You - The Ability To Imagine.

Harassment Is About Power---the Undue Exercise Of Power By A Superior Over A Subordinate.

Sometimes I Think Man Needs To Feel A Special Position Within Nature, And This Leads Him To Believe That He Is Either Specially Hated By Other Animals Or Specially Cherished. Instead Of The Truth, Which Is That He's Just Another Animal On The Plain. A Smart One, But Just Another Animal.