One could look over the past century and ask oneself, has the increased longevity been good, bad or indifferent?

Technological innovation is indeed important to economic growth and the enhancement of human possibilities.

My job is to provide the president with the richest possible consideration, so that he knows what is at stake in whatever decision he makes.

The so-called right to reproduce is not an unlimited right.

This is going to sound completely absurd, but I do sometimes feel like the enjoyment of an awards ceremony or the pride in the finished article hasn't ever surpassed the joy of doing the work, of making it. The doing it is really the bit I'm there for.

Way back when I was working at the dump, I saw that, even when living among the trash, that some people would decide to choose joy in their lives.

You used to defend your musical values to the hilt, but now if something isn't working, you just hop to another band. My youngest daughter went from Justin Bieber to the Jonas Brothers to Joy Division in the space of a few months!

The idea is that we're doing it just for the joy of the actual physical experience. We may record something just for the fun of it, but the idea is just to be truly joyful and truly fun, especially for me, because I take myself too seriously all the time.