The cloning of humans is on most of the lists of things to worry about from Science, along with behaviour control, genetic engineering, transplanted heads, computer poetry and the unrestrained growth of plastic flowers.
Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.
It is not enough to aim; you must hit.
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
While we have the gift of life, it seems to me that only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity, or our glorious uniqueness.
If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is "thank you," that would suffice.
A conference is a gathering of important people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.