I grew up in the West, grew up on the land, was educated as a geologist. And I came here read more

I grew up in the West, grew up on the land, was educated as a geologist. And I came here with a vision of what it is we ought to be doing.

It is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear.

It is never safe to look into the future with eyes of fear.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others.

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of read more

Hell begins on the day when God grants us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we have wasted, of all that we might have done which we did not do

We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as read more

We think too small, like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

A culture is made -- or destroyed -- by its articulate voices.

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as read more

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.

The most pathetic person in the world is someone who has sight, but has no vision.

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable - tinkering read more

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art of the probable - tinkering around the edges without any greater vision, without a sense of optimism and imagination.