Esther Dyson Quotes
I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don't think there should be a law. I think there should be a presumption. I wouldn't vote for a guy who wouldn't reveal what he paid in taxes. That kind of thing.
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As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares.
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Why go for a costly, sickly, mass-produced purebred when shelters are full of one-of-a-kind mixed breeds who are literally dying for a home?
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The rules of drama are very much separate from the properties of life. I think that's especially true of Shakespeare.
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A truly Suppressive Person or group has no rights of any kind and actions taken against them are not punishable.
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Someone who knows too much finds it hard not to lie.
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Ah, nowadays we are all of us so hard up, that the only pleasant things to pay are compliments. They're the only things we can pay.
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I read Twitter all the time, even though I rarely tweet.
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People think of you differently if you've been in their homes. They think they own you because they watched you while they were eating dinner, or they can turn you up or down, or even freeze you.
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I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don't think there should be a law. I think there should be a presumption. I wouldn't vote for a guy who wouldn't reveal what he paid in taxes. That kind of thing.
