If you gamble long enough, you'll always lose — the gambler is always ruined. - Michael Crichton

People were so naive about plants, Ellie thought. They just chose plants for appearance, as they would choose a picture for the wall. It never occurred to them that plants were actually living things, busily performing all the living functions of respiration, ingestion, excretion, reproduction — -and defense.

Nobody dares to solve the problems-because the solution might contradict your philosophy, and for most people clinging to beliefs is more important than succeeding in the world.

When you have a strongly held belief, don't you think it's important to express that belief accurately?