I Am Certain There Is Too Much

Scientific Power Is Like Inherited Wealth; Attained Without Discipline. You Read About What Others Have Done, And You Take The Next Step. You Can Do It Very Young. You Can Make Progress Very Fast.

Books Aren't Written - They're Rewritten. Including Your Own. It Is One Of The Hardest Things To Accept, Especially After The Seventh Rewrite Hasn't Quite Done It.

I Want A News Service That Tells Me What No One Knows But Is True Nonetheless.

Historically, The Claim Of Consensus Has Been The First Refuge Of Scoundrels; It Is A Way To Avoid Debate By Claiming That The Matter Is Already Settled.

Kids Didn't Have Huge Backpacks When I Was Their Age. We Didn't Have Backpacks At All. Now It Seemed All The Kids Had Them. You Saw Little Second-graders Bent Over Like Sherpas, Dragging Themselves Through The School Doors Under The Weight Of Their Packs. Some Of The Kids Had Their Packs On Rollers, Hauling Them Like Luggage At The Airport. I Didn't Understand Any Of This. The World Was Becoming Digital; Everything Was Smaller And Lighter. But Kids At School Lugged More Weight Than Ever.