Jaron Lanier Quotes
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I had an interest in Scandinavian countries because I'd never seen snow.
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I love TV.
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In 1595, by order of the Privy Council, the English armed services abandoned the longbow and fought with muskets for the next two centuries and more. Nobody is sure why.
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When fate hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
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I always say the classier cousin of 'Anchorman' is 'Mad Men,' because when you really look at it, why do people really love Don Draper in 'Mad Men?' He's just a terrible guy. But we know why he's terrible, and I think that's really key to why you can be sympathetic to a character.
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I love working with kids and seeing the light come on when they realize they are smart. It's so beautiful to watch.
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Nobody does remakes for the sake of it. As for me, I have not hard and fast rules with respect to remakes.
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People were already beginning to forget, what horrible suffering the war had brought them. I did not want to cause fear and panic, but to let people know how dreadful war is and so to stimulate people's powers of resistance.
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Because I am interested in the growth and development of early hominids, I play with my kids, you know, looking at their teeth or measuring their heads, which they like also, because it's kind of fun.
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I don't think people by nature are extremists. You will never find a population of extremists. Extremists have existed throughout the centuries on all religions. And what happens is, extremists start to have more leverage when the situation is bad.
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I will offer a choice, not an echo.
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The Celtic Church as we know it, till gradually brought under Roman discipline, was purely monastic. The monasteries were the centres whence the ministry of souls was exercised.
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People think I'm more wild than I am... I like going to theme parks, play sports or just hanging out with my friends.
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I'm a communicator.
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I have a strong sense that I have to educate people about disability.
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And so in terms of territorial control, in terms of economic preeminence, the western share of the gross world product is declining as Asian societies in particular develop economically.
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Sincerity is the norm of Heaven and the law of our nature. China and the West agree on this point, for without sincerity, no human prince could ever found a state, and no earthly teacher could ever establish a religion.
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I'm obviously not a guy who focuses on weight too much. But for certain jobs, you have to gain or lose weight.
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When they come to Europe, they are confronted by still closed borders. Thus, the concept of open borders is a very selective concept, one that is not taken seriously at all in the experience of non-Europeans.
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He hath freedom whoso beareth clean and constant heart within.
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I don't want to earn my living, I want to live.
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Part of the way that I work is to observe.
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I think most of the dramatic new ideas come from little companies that then grow big.
