Life-saving information tends to come in local dialects. — David Fleming

"Without a sense of history, our expectations are the product of how we live now."

"At present, culture is decorative rather than structural; although it may lift the spirits ... The Lean Economy, in contrast, will depend for its existence on a deep foundation in culture. It is possible to live without it, but only for a time, like holding your breath under water."

"Coexistence is not toleration; it is resonance; it is the nature of the human ecology."

"Forward movement is not helpful if what is needed is a change of direction."

"Crime is valuable feedback about what childhood in a society means, about its education, economics and culture—about whether this is a society that works or not."

"Its not necessarily against a system that it collapses, because most systems do collapse in the end. That’s a part of the wheel of life - systems do collapse. So I’m to some extent slightly inclined to forgive capitalism for being about to collapse. I mean there are lots of fine things, lots of love affairs and the like which have come to a sticky end. On the other hand, it is quite an accusation - quite hard for it to live down - that its going to destroy the entire planet with it."