John Boyd Orr

Our civilization has evolved through the continuous adjustment of society to the stimulus of new knowledge.

Though the general principles of statecraft have survived the rise and fall of empires, every increase in knowledge has brought about changes in the political, economic, and social structure.

Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or to revenge to wipe out the humiliation of a former defeat.

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope.

Technology is characterized by constant change, rapid innovation, creative destruction, and revolutionary products.

In the 20 years before Greece end up with the Euro, efforts to improve competitiveness through exchange rate and adjustments resulted only in temporary gains of competitiveness.