Esther Dyson Quotes
The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.
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I don't drink at lunchtime because I'm very weak at alcohol like most Asians.
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The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol.
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Being famous has changed a lot, because now there's so many outlets, between magazines, TV shows, and the Internet, for people to stalk and follow you. We created the monster.
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I am from the age of magazines, so the Internet is terrifying to me. But I am learning.
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The Internet is just a bunch of servers and broadband cables and routers that traffic data around the world. But I think now the Internet is starting to become an entity that society views as a human thing.
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Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.
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It's dangerous to read the Internet about yourself when you're me. Or when you're anyone in the public eye.
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According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the first use of alcohol typically begins at age 12.
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I had the taste of the alcohol since I was 11. It allowed me to be clever, charming and to behave outrageously. Acting also allowed me not to be me. So I could indulge every fantasy in this paradise of America.
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The Internet is changing what entertainment and sports is. It's not just a few people authoring an experience for others. It's really growing out of what everybody does.
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I try to do things that make me feel good. I go to yoga classes, drink a lot of water, eat healthily and keep things like alcohol and coffee to weekends. I don't overdo anything.
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I always say, one way to connect with a working mother is to ask her what she has done before work that day!
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I have my website, The Ruckus, which is an Internet site, similar to the Funny or Die format, where people post funny videos. I get a chance to rate their videos; they get a chance to blog and kick it with me.
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The Internet is an amazing development.
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The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers.
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Netflix is distributed in 50 countries around the world. It's an incredibly affordable, well-distributed product that gives anyone with access to the Internet and a screen access to content in a very affordable way.
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I wanted to connect my guitar to human emotions.
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Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts.
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On the Internet, you can form a community without having to go through the trouble of meeting anyone.
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Modern society has evolved to the point where we counter the old-fashioned fatalism surrounding the word 'cancer' by embracing the idea of the Uber-mind - that our will possesses nearly supernatural powers.
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Nancy Reagan, when presented with kids with really painful disabilities and deformities, she was completely undaunted.
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The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.
