The other thing about modern society and why it causes this anxiety, is that we have nothing at its center that is non-human. We are the first society to be living in a world where we don't worship anything other than ourselves. We think very highly of ourselves, and so we should; we've put people on the Moon, done all sorts of extraordinary things. And so we tend to worship ourselves.

I’ve learned that pain can be the greatest inspiration.

Diversity in crops is just as important as diversity in ideas; both are essential for resilience.

最伟大的战斗不是用武器进行的，而是用思想进行的。