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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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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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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Life has changed enormously, and I hope - I hope more people read good things.
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What do you want me to do, rob a bank?
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I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.
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Like I said, everybody has got something they have to deal with health-wise, and everybody's human. I should look after myself better, but so should everybody, right?
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In 1962 I was diagnosed with this incurable disease.
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Modesty forbids what the law does not.
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If you can't play it on an acoustic guitar or a grand piano then it's not a song.
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I spend my own money, not other people's money.
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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.
