"U.S. economic prosperity is closely tied to the availability of a reliable and affordable supply of energy"

"Innovation is the central issue in economic prosperity"

"Thirty percent of the Nation's energy comes off the gulf coast"

"It's not just the effect of technology on the environment, on religion, on the economic structure, on society, on politics, etc. It's that everything now exists in technology to the point where technology is the new and comprehensive host of nature of life"

"Don't be afraid to fail. Don't waste energy trying to cover up failure. Learn from your failures and go on to the next challenge. It's OK to fail. If you're not failing, you're not growing"

"Oh, the miraculous energy that flows between two people who care enough to get beyond surfaces and games, who are willing to take the risks of being totally open, of listening, of responding with the whole heart. How much we can do for each other"

"The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun"

"There can be no liberty unless there is economic liberty"

"The first panacea for a mismanaged nation is inflation of the currency; the second is war. Both bring a temporary prosperity; both bring a permanent ruin. But both are the refuge of political and economic opportunists"

"Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich"

"If you're puzzled by what dark energy is, you're in good company"