James Gleick Quotes
As a technology, the book is like a hammer. That is to say, it is perfect: a tool ideally suited to its task. Hammers can be tweaked and varied but will never go obsolete. Even when builders pound nails by the thousand with pneumatic nail guns, every household needs a hammer.
James Gleick
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I think that, as is the case offline, we should not be tolerant of hate speech, racist comments, or groups that promote hatred or intolerance in any shape or form.
Queen Rania of Jordan
I never was for telephones. Just don't like them, that's all. Anybody wants to talk to you, they can come to see you.
Sam Crawford
At first, I found the music I was making really hard to find a home for. I felt like my attitude was really British, but not the actual sounds I was making. Back in 2003, when I made 'Galang,' there were no clubs that had an 'anything and everything' attitude.
M.I.A.
It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
Abbey Lee Kershaw
You can understand why good publicists go on to run distribution companies: because the creativity involved is complex and nuanced.
Ira Sachs
I've really enjoyed starting Quora from the beginning. It's really nice to have a new start to things.
Adam D'Angelo
I want white men to look around in their office and say, 'Oh, look, there's a lot of white men here. Let's change this.'
Bozoma Saint John
The possible redemption from the predicament of irreversibility──of being unable to undo what one has done──is the faculty of forgiving. The remedy for unpredictability, for the chaotic uncertainty of the future, is contained in the faculty to make and keep promises. Both faculties depend upon plurality, on the presence and acting of others, for no man can forgive himself and no one can be bound by a promise made only to himself.
Hannah Arendt
A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.
David Cone
I'd never heard anything like it before. It was like banshee music. This absolutely otherworldly voice, singing about a book, and as a bookish kid, I was always fascinated by anything, any music that seems to be about or inspired by books.
Neil Gaiman
People really need to take time and read a book. You know? That’s my advice. You could read A New Slant on Life, you could read Dianetics. And I think if you really read it, you’ll understand it, but unless you do, you’ll speculate. And I think that’s a mistake to do that.
John Travolta
As a technology, the book is like a hammer. That is to say, it is perfect: a tool ideally suited to its task. Hammers can be tweaked and varied but will never go obsolete. Even when builders pound nails by the thousand with pneumatic nail guns, every household needs a hammer.
James Gleick
