In order to design a future of positive change, we must first become expert at changing our minds.

With the observable fact that scientific knowledge makes our lives better when applied with concern for human welfare and environmental protection, there is no question that science and technology can produce abundance so that no one has to go without.

I don't believe in the Great Man theory of science or history. There are no great men, just men standing on the shoulders of other men and what they have done.

The shape and solutions of the future rely totally on the collective effort of people working together. We are all an integral part of the web of life.

While we cannot predict the future, we will most surely live it. Every action and decision we take - or don't - ripples into the future. For the first time, we have the capability, the technology, and the knowledge to direct those ripples.

The future is fluid. Each act, each decision, and each development creates new possibilities and eliminates others. The future is ours to direct.

We are approaching a time when human intelligence alone will be incapable of managing a highly advanced society. Existing technologies are rapidly exceeding the human capacity to absorb and process information.

If our system continues without modification involving environmental and social concern, we will face an economic and social breakdown of our outdated monetary and political system.