The desire for economic prosperity is itself not culturally determined but almost universally shared

It was the slave's continuing desire for recognition that was the motor which propelled history forward, not the idle complacency and unchanging self-identity of the master

In the future the optimal form of industrial organization will be neither small companies nor large ones but network structures that share the advantages of both.

The nation will continue to be a central pole of identification, even if more and more nations come to share common economic and political forms of organization.

If networks are to be more efficient...this will come about only on the basis of a high level of trust and the existence of shared norms of ethical behavior between network members

Economic activity is carried out by individuals in organisations that require a high degree of social co-operation

To truly esteem oneself means that one must be capable of feeling shame or self-disgust when one does not live up to a certain standard

For capitalism flourishes best in a mobile and egalitarian society

A high degree of autonomy is what permits innovation, experimentation and risk taking in a bureaucracy. If the slightest mistake can end a career, then no one will ever take risks.

You nicked-named my daughter after the Lock Ness Monster!

I think here I will leave you. It has come to seemthere is no perfect ending.Indeed, there are infinite endings.Or perhaps, once one begins, there are only endings.

Are you entirely sure of that knot?' asked Morveer. 'There is no place in the plan for a lengthy drop'.'Twenty-eight strides', said Friendly.'What?''The drop'.A brief pause, 'That is not helpful'.

There’s always a reason to look up.

Staring at the blue sky causes insomnia to occur in the human

Atheists have just as much of a right to the public discourse as any ... people of any religious faith in this country.

I think America is just so in love with conflict.

We have to do our jobs better, more tirelessly and stop whining about it.

When you've seen all of Ionesco's plays, I felt at the end, you've seen one of them.

Ralph... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a very good chess player.