"The act is unjustifiable that either begs for a blessing, or, having succeeded gives no thanksgiving."

“All that you touch You Change. All that you Change Changes you. The only lasting truth is Change. God is Change.”

Source : Octavia E. Butler (2012). “Parable of the Talents”, p.7, Open Road Media

“If you want that good feeling that comes from doing things for other folks then you have to pay for it in abuse and misunderstanding.”

“Next to jazz music, there is nothing that lifts the spirit and strengthens the soul more than a good bowl of chili.”

“I tell people to start implementing when they are pretty sure there aren't more important stories out there. An iteration's worth of data is worth months of speculation.”

“There are more honest people and more good people than there are thieves and bad people. It's just always been that way.”

Source : Interview with Ken Plume, asitecalledfred.com. 2003.

“Science requires a society because even people who are trying to be good thinkers love their own thoughts and theories - much of the debugging has to be done by others.”

“The older you get, the more you realize that the way you look is a reflection of how you treat yourself.”

“I am also sorry that I helped to start the anti-GM movement back in the mid 1990s, and that I thereby assisted in demonizing an important technological option which can be used to benefit the environment.”

Source : Lecture to Oxford Farming Conference, www.marklynas.org. January 3, 2013.