Douglas Rushkoff Quotes
Every new computer program is basically doing some task that a person used to do. But the computer usually does it faster, more accurately, for less money, and without any health insurance costs.
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I was complexed and awkward that I was good for nothing and was always lying. I would lie to my school friends that I was a stud in my colony and to my colony friends that I was a stud in the school cricket and football teams, though I was in no team.
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Being on 'The Vampire Diaries' feels almost like a game you play when you're a kid. When I was a kid, I used to have to take the garbage out at night on Wednesdays. I lived out in the country. I'd take the garbage out, and I used to pretend that I was the only person in the whole world, except for one other person, and he was looking for me.
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It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.
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All fashion brands are about looking good. Being Human is also about doing good. And you can do good by the simple act of slipping into a t-shirt or a pair of jeans.
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The seven deadly sins: Want of money, bad health, bad temper, chastity, family ties, knowing that you know things, and believing in the Christian religion.
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I believe God knew what he was doing when he put oil under our ground. It should be a means to an end.
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I'm very passionate about my two Dobermans, Stella and Mr Jonty. I go on and on and on about them, and people have to tell me to shut up before I get out pictures of them.
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The chasm between rich and poor is becoming larger, and I think it's interesting terrain to talk about and expose.
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I can't deal with someone flashy. That's so not me.
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Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis.
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The true doctrine is that labor - systematic, effective, congenial labor - is not only a necessity, but is the source of the highest enjoyment.
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Publishing magazines for yourself is not good business, man.
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I definitely want my fans to know that I'm here to stay, and I'm going to continue to give them hot music.
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My definition is that geo-enlightenment is understanding the interconnectedness of things.
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I want people to treat me as normally as they can. Anybody who doesn't, I feel awkward with.
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I'd like to be more spontaneous.
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When you go to Best Buy and see a DVD of your movie, you think it's amazing. But then there's a whole other world that comes with it. It's a very small percent that's difficult, stalker-like, or annoying. Most people are just so gracious and so nice. As cheesy as it sounds, that's the thing that really keeps you going.
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I like analyzing and managing large-scale transaction-processing platforms, recordkeeping administration, and brokerage trading services.
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Anyone who tries to make a distinction between education and entertainment doesn't know the first thing about either.
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The real metric of success isn't the size of your bank account. It's the number of lives in whom you might be able to make a positive difference.
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Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.
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Kids don't hesitate to ask questions. And it's a great honor to have the kids say, 'Your books have made me trust you.'
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Let no one be slow to seek wisdom when he is young nor weary in the search of it when he has grown old. For no age is too early or too late for the health of the soul.
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Every new computer program is basically doing some task that a person used to do. But the computer usually does it faster, more accurately, for less money, and without any health insurance costs.
