“ No one ever really 'learns' from history, because choices never present themselves in exactly the same way, and because you can always choose similarities and differences to fit current needs. James Fallows
“ Environmental disaster is the gravest threat to China's continued development. That's according to me, but it is not some wacko view. James Fallows
“ Over the eons I've been a fan of, and sucker for, each latest automated system to 'simplify' and 'bring order to' my life. Very early on this led me to the beautiful-and-doomed Lotus Agenda for my DOS… James Fallows
“ The demise of Google Reader, if logical, is a reminder of how far we've come from the cuddly old 'I'm Feeling Lucky' Google days, in which there was a foreseeably-astonishing delight in the way Google… James Fallows
“ There's no longer any surprise in noting that China has grave environmental problems. James Fallows
“ The air that people breathe in many Chinese cities has become dangerously polluted. Their food supply is subject to constant contamination scandals. Now it appears that not merely stagnant ponds but t… James Fallows
“ A basic rule of life for reporters is that you should spend your time talking with and learning about people who are not sending you press releases, rather than those who are. James Fallows
“ The hoary joke in the literary world, based on 'Dreams From My Father,' was that if things had worked out differently for Barack Obama, he could have made it as a writer. James Fallows
