You want a culture where citizens are free to express themselves and so live in the openness necessary to the functioning of a successful economy? Israel has a free press, much of it openly hostile to the parties in power. – John Podhoretz
A tool is usually more simple than a machine it is generally used with the hand, whilst a machine is frequently moved by animal or steam power. – Charles Babbage
A jazz musician can improvise based on his knowledge of music. He understands how things go together. For a chef, once you have that basis, thats when cuisine is truly exciting. – Charlie Trotter