Douglas Rushkoff Quotes
People are seduced by signals from the world, but that is manipulation, not reality. Computers have learned more about us than we've learned about them.
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While I recognize the necessity for a basis of observed reality... true art lies in a reality that is felt.
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I can tell you, all the intelligence services in the world were running my name through their databases to see did anyone by this name come in the country? When? Do we know anything about it? Where did she stay? Who did she see?
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I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. There are no instruments and no songwriting. So you're left with just storytelling and rhythm. And the storytelling can be so braggadocious, you're just left with rhythm.
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I grew up being a dancer, so I was always doing some sort of dance number, like the Tornado in 'The Wiz.'
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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It will be disastrous when a leader or manager shows up with one attitude one day and treats people with a different attitude the next day.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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It's not like I've ever been the popular pretty girl at school or anything. I was always such a weirdo.
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Everyone has their opinion, and if no one criticizes, how will I improve my work?
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My parents wanted me to be a teacher. Because I could work most of the year and pursue the things that I love to do during the summer. It just seemed like a good plan.
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Relationships are people's No. 1 priorities. They want to have good relationships, and a lot of times they don't.
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No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.
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I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.
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I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
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I like visualizing a lot, so the night before a competition and right before, I will visualize myself. I'll close my eyes, turn away from everybody, and just see myself doing exactly what I want to accomplish.
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I always wake up 10 minutes before I have to be anywhere.
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I feel that my fans have cultivated my talent and they continue to nurture me.
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It's interesting: in the late '80s, there was this really random mix of new wave, industrial, and these early house records. And a lot of it was coming out of Chicago because of Wax Trax! So I always visited Wax Trax Records.
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Zhang Yimou is always going to need young, pretty girls for his films. But I don't really concern myself with what Zhang Yimou's next starlet looks like.
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I don't need a sensationalized headline to sell music or to bring attention to my music. It's the music and it's always been about the music.
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Offset and Skillfeed are examples of products launched in 2013 that have expanded our opportunity with both large enterprises and across new content types.
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If you have a horse that can beat horses worth $20,000, typically you enter it in a $20,000 claiming race. Now there might be people who feel their horse is worth $20,000, and they say, 'I wouldn't mind seeing the horse get beat.' So they'll enter it for $40,000 so the horse looks like it's performed badly.
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Our fans come from a wide age group. At our shows, the kids are down in the front and the bald guys are in the back. They're all interested and curious.
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People are seduced by signals from the world, but that is manipulation, not reality. Computers have learned more about us than we've learned about them.
