One effect of an individualistic culture that's poor at instilling mutual respect is that people jump more quickly to anger or violence.

Adelaide is becoming a hub for higher education.

All of nationalism can be understood as a kind of collective narcissism.

Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do.

As the Internet of things advances, the very notion of a clear dividing line between reality and virtual reality becomes blurred, sometimes in creative ways.

The idea of entrepreneurship applies as much in politics, religion, society and the arts as it does in business.

The biggest barrier to dealing with climate change is us: our own attachment to habits that are hard to shift, and our great ability to park or ignore uncomfortable choices.

Britain is rich in radicalism, and anyone who says that our society has drifted into fatalism and apathy should get out more.

Bangalore has become a centre for healthcare.

The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs.

All innovation is about letting go, saying goodbye to things to create space for the new.

Maar als je genoeg kikkers kust, kom je vanzelf wel een prins tegen.

You must live a life of self-consciousness always

Last year nothing happenedThe year before nothing happenedAnd the year before that nothinghappened.

Psychologists pay lip service to the scientific method, and use it whenever it is convenient; but when it isn't they make wild leaps of their uncontrolled fancy.

Before you are five and twenty you must establish a character that will serve you all your life.

Money talks. And writes. And publishes. And reviews. But it can't read.

Boys do not have the monopoly in Staring Business, after all.

What better portrait of a writer than to show a man who has been bewitched by books?

One of the great things about African-Americans is that we've always had this attitude: We make do with what we got. It comes from our ancestors being slaves.

Unfortunately, inner feelings and potential are often stunted by our parents, relatives or peers.