Philosophy

We're breathing, defecating pieces of meat that are no more significant or enduring than lizards or potatoes.

Terror Management Theory researcher & social psychologist

Power requires oppression. In order to be powerful, you have to stand upon something. Strength comes from within. Strength is replacing power. People are sick of power, especially the young.

Turkish journalist, author, and political commentator known for critical writings on democracy

Our system has never defined what it means to be 'good' – what is the ideal human being in capitalism? Is it Jeff Bezos? Is it Steve Jobs? They thrived, they profited, are they 'moral'? Even though they exploit the labour of millions of people?

Turkish journalist, author, and political commentator known for critical writings on democracy

The will to live together is the fundamental pillar that keeps society going- and that pillar is now under threat. What will we do when we lose the will to live together? That's one of the fundamental questions of our time.

Turkish journalist, author, and political commentator known for critical writings on democracy

I have always thought that if you are abducted for a week, 2 weeks, even a month- you don't know what abduction is. It's only after a certain time that you understand the weight of abduction.

Former Colombian Presidential Candidate & Hostage Rescue Survivor

I think space made me less black and white, less uptight. I don't get as excited about things as easily. I feel like I take positions on things less easily.

NASA Astronaut & International Space Station Commander

I remember being on a spacewalk and had a few seconds to see a view that humans were not meant to see. It was like I was hearing from God. But then, I had to get back to work.

NASA Astronaut & International Space Station Commander

I came away from space flight realising that I don't have enough faith to be an atheist. Life is so amazing. When you look at the universe and the forces of nature, there just has to be a creator.

NASA Astronaut & International Space Station Commander

Nothing prepares you to actually see the Earth from space. I spent more than 7 months in space, and even on my last day that view never got old.

NASA Astronaut & International Space Station Commander

We must never confuse the pipe with the content. Today, we are fascinated by the pipe and nobody thinks of what is within.

Renowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design

Your only duty is to take the rope and try to make a better one. Your only duty is to make the best rope you can for your children, for the next generation.

Renowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design

If a product is really good, time will give it the justice of beauty -that's real beauty, intelligence beauty, honest beauty.

Renowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design

We are the only species who have taken control of their evolution. We are animals who – one day – had an idea to become better. Billions of us have worked to make ourselves better.

Renowned French Industrial Designer & Architect Known for Innovative Product Design

Disasters keep coming along at random intervals, they are not normally distributed. They either come randomly (in the case of war) or they are governed by power-laws (pandemics and earthquakes). That's hard for our brains to deal with… we don't like the idea that history is just a lot of random shocks without any predictable features.

British historian and author specializing in financial and military history

I genuinely believe that anyone can build grit or- indeed- any other trait such as kindness, empathy, curiosity, energy or cheerfulness. I don't want to say that we can all end-up being the exact same-person, but we can be different tomorrow to the person we are today.

Psychologist & Author of "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Each person is trapped in their own world and assume that the rest of humanity sees the world the same way that they do. That assumption is incorrect. You see the world differently to me, and that's true for every situation in which we find ourselves.

Nobel Prize Winner in Economics for Behavioral Economics Research