Parable of the Sower: the New York Times bestseller

struggles Are essentially power struggles. Who will rule, Who will lead, Who will define, refine, confine, design, Who will dominate. All struggles Are essentially power struggles, And most are no more intellectual than two rams knocking their heads together. EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING

So what is God? Just another name for whatever makes you feel special and protected?

In order to rise From its own ashes A phoenix First Must Burn.

They have no power to improve their lives, but they have the power to make others even more miserable. And the only way to prove to yourself that you have power is to use it.

Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation. Civilization, like intelligence, may serve well, serve adequately, or fail to serve its adaptive function. When civilization fails to serve, it must disintegrate unless it is acted upon by unifying

All that you touch, You Change. All that you Change, Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change.

“Began to discover it and understand it,” I said. “Stumbling across the truth isn’t the same as making things up.” I wondered how many times and ways I would have to say this to new people.

A tree Cannot grow In its parents’ shadows.

discovery rather than invention, exploration rather than creation.