"If you can talk brilliantly about a problem, it can create the consoling illusion that it has been mastered."

“They have Easter egg hunts in Philadelphia, and if the kids don't find the eggs, they get booed.”

“But, in the end, we editors just pass through. We all know that you, the readers, are the real carriers of the flame.”

Source : "'Farewell, readers': Alan Rusbridger on leaving the Guardian after two decades at the helm". www.theguardian.com. May 29, 2015.

“All trembling, I reached the Falls of Niagara, and oh, what a scene! My blood shudders still, although I am not a coward, at the grandeur of the Creators power; and I gazed motionless on this new display of the irresistible force of one of His elements.”

“Dinosaurs are the best way to teach kids, and adults, the immensity of geologic time.”

“I've got heaps of dreams.”

“You can take as much as you can from the generation that has preceded you, but then it's up to you to make something new.”

“The U.S. couldn't play a military role in different areas like Iraq and Afghanistan without huge quantities of oil. So a shortage or disruption in oil would not only damage the U.S. economy; it would undercut American military supremacy.”

Source : "The Permanent Energy Crisis". Interview with Julian Brookes, www.motherjones.com. June 19, 2006.

“You are already leaders. Your ideas, your actions and your decisions make a difference. More than any other generation, you have a voice. Social networking is changing how we interact - and it can change our world. You are in touch with peers from around the world. You understand the power of instant communication. I appeal to you to use that power for the common good, the power of communication and the power of networking.”