Makes You Think

“History as usually written is quite different from history as usually lived. The historian records the exceptional because it is interesting.” – Will Durant

“I am not an optimist. I’m a very serious possibilist.” - Hans Rosling

“Technology finds most of its uses after it has been invented, rather than being invented to meet a foreseen need.” – Jared Diamond

“It’s a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn’t want to hear.” —Richard Cavett

“I don’t deserve this award, but I have arthritis and I don’t deserve that either.” – Jack Benny accepting a Emmy

“Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary.” – Sebastian Junger

“Young brains are designed to explore; old brains are designed to exploit.” – Alison Gopnik

“It is difficult to remove by logic an idea not placed there by logic in the first place.” – Gordon Livingston

“Risk means more things can happen than will happen.” - Elroy DimsonGall’s Law: “A complex system that works invariably evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.”

“I learned early that people will admire your work more if they are not jealous of you.” – Benjamin Franklin