Why the hell would terrorists kidnap a bunch of high school students?
Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
The crux... is that the vast majority of the mass of the universe seems to be missing.
I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters.
I don't own a cell phone or a pager. I just hang around everyone I know, all the time. If someone wants to get a hold of me, they just say 'Mitch,' and I say 'what?' and turn my head slightly.
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer.
It was enough to make a body ashamed of the human race.