Annexation is probably the most valuable tool a city has to ensure orderly growth and development. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes annexation city development
Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence. Jeff Hawkins braincortexfoundation Change image and share on social
You can't imagine how much detail we know about brains. There were 28,000 people who went to the neuroscience conference this year, and every one of them is doing research in brains. A lot of data. But there's no theory. There's a little, wimpy box on top there. Jeff Hawkins 000boxbrain share on social
Although it requires some adjustment by those already here, immigration has made the U.S.A. the most prosperous nation on Earth. Jeff Hawkins adjustmentearthimmigration Change image and share on social
What people don't understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a rancher's wife. From Alberta down to Texas I've known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people. Robert Duvall albertabrightcity Change image and share on social
Ever since the destruction of Baghdad by the Mongols in 1258, the Muslim world has been in slow decline relative to the west. With Napoleon's invasion of Egypt and the creeping British annexation of Muslim India, that decline took on a malign aspect. James Buchan annexationaspectbaghdad share on social
And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend more time in planning and training and designing for things to go wrong, and how you cope with them, than you do for things to go right. Alan Shepard basicallybusinesscope share on social