Stewart Brand

Likewise, with solar, especially here in California, we're discovering that the 80 solar farm schemes that are going forward want to basically bulldoze 1,000 sq. mi. of southern California desert. Well, as an environmentalist, we would rather that didn't happen.

Information wants to be free.

There's no unemployment in squatter cities. Everyone works. One-sixth of humanity is there. It's soon going to be more than that.

Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road.

When a fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start doing it - right away.

When fantasy turns you on youre obligated to God and nature to start doing it right away.

In terms of weapons, the best disarmament tool so far is nuclear energy. We have been taking down the Russian warheads, turning it into electricity. 10 percent of American electricity comes from decommissioned warheads.

The main problem with solar on the Earth's surface is that it is so intermittent, and we don't have decent storage yet.