The Beginning

TBOI p. 446

"But almost no one is creative in fields in which they are pessimistic."

"...frame the growth of knowledge as a continual transition from problems to better problems."

p. 447

"Rejecting the idea that we are 'nearly there' is a necessary condition for the avoidance of dogmatism, stagnation and tyranny."

p. 457

"But our capacity to cope with, and enjoy, changes in our technology, lifestyle, ethical norms and so on has been increasing too, with the weakening and extinction of some of the anti-rational memes that used to sabotage it."