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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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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Music is a job, but I figured out ways to get my mind into a place where I could be creative. I actually discovered meditation. It enabled me to clear my mind of all the drama and focus on the music.
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Although my dad Harry is the manager of West Ham, we get on very well.
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I'm always writing at night - things I would change, things I would do differently. When I write a note, it sticks in my head differently.
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Our working hypothesis is that the status of knowledge is altered as societies enter what is known as the postindustrial age and cultures enter what is known as the postmodern age.
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The 9/11 Commission recently released their report, citing important changes which need to be made to improve our nation's homeland security. I voiced my disappointment with the House leadership when this report was left until after the August recess for action.
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The step that a lot of people miss is a dispassionate evaluation of the reasons for rejection. If you can dispassionately evaluate the reasons for rejection and find them with merit, you can address them; if without merit, you can ignore them.
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I think most of the dramatic new ideas come from little companies that then grow big.
