"I don't understand the notion that modern farming is anything do to with nature. It's a pretty gross interference with nature."

"Ancient recipients of instant news probably couldn't do very much about it, for instance. Xerxes would still need three months to get his army together, and he might not get home for years."

"The new freedom of expression brought by the Internet goes far beyond politics. People relate to each other in new ways, posing questions about how we should respond to people when all that we know about them is what we have learned through a medium that permits all kinds of anonymity and deception."

"I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to answer for, because it has made it impossible for Congress to reduce the corrupting influence of money on American political life."

"In a world of complex threats, our security and leadership depends on all elements of our power - including strong and principled diplomacy."

"Advertising is an environmental striptease for a world of abundance."

"Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement."

"Every person born into this world their work is born with them."