An invention can be so valuable as to be worthless to the inventor.
Dictatorships breed fear, fear breeds silence, silence breeds oppression.
Banks are special because they create money, and that's why they need special regulation.
"The great advantage of being a writer is that you can spy on people. You're there, listening to every word, but part of you is observing. Everything is useful to a writer, every scrap, even the longest and most boring of luncheon parties."
The most important decision is your attitude towards the world.