Sometimes wealth and power merely created the desire for more of the same. - Charles Sheffield

If I’ve learned one thing wandering around inside and outside the Solar System, it’s this: Nature has more ways of killing you than you can imagine. When you think you’ve learned them all, another one pops up to teach you humility—if you’re lucky. If not, someone else will have to decide what did you in.

TIG. Trust In Government. An old political principle, to give your organization a name that’s the opposite of what you mean.

The answers come pat and fast. You see, what the downsiders want isn’t an explanation; it’s a catchphrase they can use instead of an explanation.