At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

Man, alone, has the power to transform his thoughts into physical reality; man, alone, can dream and make his dreams come true.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

When I graduated high school, nearly a half-million people subscribed to 'Popular Electronics' magazine. Soldering up some radio or hi-fi amplifier on the basement workbench was not just a personal passion - a lot of young people were doing the same. The magazine expired in 1999 for lack of interest.

The former colonies, in Latin America in particular, have a better chance than ever before to overcome centuries of subjugation, violence and foreign intervention, which they have so far survived as dependencies with islands of luxury in a sea of misery.