1960, The New Frontier
Context: But I tell you the New Frontier is here, whether we seek it or not. Beyond that frontier are the uncharted areas of science and space, unsolved problems of peace and war, unconquered pockets of ignorance and prejudice, unanswered questions of poverty and surplus. It would be easier to shrink back from that frontier, to look to the safe mediocrity of the past, to be lulled by good intentions and high rhetoric — and those who prefer that course should not cast their votes for me, regardless of party. But I believe the times demand new invention, innovation, imagination, decision. I am asking each of you to be pioneers on that New Frontier. My call is to the young in heart, regardless of age — to all who respond to the Scriptural call: "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed." For courage — not complacency — is our need today — leadership — not salesmanship. And the only valid test of leadership is the ability to lead, and lead vigorously.
Profile of Yuri Knorozov http://cemyk.org/pages/en/yuri-knorosov.php
“Peace … is a morbid condition, due to a surplus of civilians, which war seeks to remedy.”
"What Will He Do Next?" (a lampoon on military analysis)
The Condemned Playground (1945)
Marion J. Levy Jr., cited in: Frances Carol Locher, Ann Evory (1978), Contemporary Authors: A Bio-bibliographical Guide to Current Writers. p. 371
“A real scientist solves problems, not wails that they are unsolvable.”
Source: Acorna: The Unicorn Girl
“Only unsolvable problems are worthy of artificial intelligence.”
Source: Self-Annihilating Sentences, 1992, p. 1
“The formula for prison is a lack of space counterbalanced by a surplus of time.”
Source: Less Than One: Selected Essays (1986), p. 28
Context: The formula for prison is a lack of space counterbalanced by a surplus of time. This is what really bothers you, that you can't win. Prison is lack of alternatives, and the telescopic predictability of the future is what drives you crazy.
As quoted in "George Kennan Speaks Out About Iraq" at History News Network (26 September 2002)
