“The embrace of a new technology by ordinary people leads inevitably to...” — Charles C. Mann Quote

“The embrace of a new technology by ordinary people leads inevitably to its embrace by people of malign intent.”

“Big Water makes an argument straight out of Economics 101. The best way to deliver water to people's homes efficiently, the water barons argue, is to put the process in the hands of the market. If water is scarce, then raise the price - let the law of supply and demand take over!”

“Artificial lighting, air-conditioning, and automobiles, all powered by fossil fuels, swaddle us in our giddy modernity. In our ergonomic chairs and acoustical-panel cubicles, we sit cozy as kings atop 300 years of flaming carbon.”

“You have to let it all hang out, let go of the ideas that were more comfortable and embrace some of the sadness in your life.”

“Love does not exclude; it embraces. If we don't love someone outside ourselves, then very simply, we do not love ourselves.”

“To be able to bring an entire city together is not easy, and we definitely have one thing in common in the city - that's the Tigers. The history of the school is well-noted around town. It is an SEC kind of country with all the SEC schools, but Memphis trumps all of that in the city. I embrace that.”