Esther Dyson Quotes
It's not that you have jobs on the Internet, but the Internet makes it possible for more people to build their own jobs. What it does is, it erodes the power of institutions. It used to be you needed an institution to have a job. But, if you look at the three of us on this show, I don't think any of us is really employed by an institution. We run our own lives.
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My dad only ever talked about two things: bicycles and Mercedes.
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I love the creativity of New York, but I don't enjoy the city - I don't like living here.
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I feel like the luckiest person on the planet. 'Tron' was such a departure for me.
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I was relatively technically adept. I can edit and wire up a light.
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Little islands of human happiness, peace, and prosperity are so exceptional at this point in history that I'm not even sure we can draw lessons from them.
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God's been very good to me. I'm truly blessed.
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I think that England made a very big, historical mistake to allow itself to become the kind of terrorist capital of the world.
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I will do as I usually do. Tomorrow is going to be a day like any other day.
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In New York, the former lack of real competition allowed taxis to extract excessive charges, regardless of the poor service.
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Films are very influential, and I especially feel a responsibility to tell stories that have been pushed aside. Being able to shed light on issues that need to be brought to the world.
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There's good economic progress in Malaysia. People have a lot to look forward to.
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The only thing I do worry about is that the more films I do the more visible I am going to become as a personality because of press and because of the sheer quantity of films.
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I think women love to read love stories.
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I try to stay real with my thoughts and the things that I go through in life. I like being free.
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I didn't want to escape my life and become a big actress and live my dreams. That was never the way it was; it was just these amazing opportunities that happened.
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I'd better make hay while the sun shines.
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What worries me is that, because of the amount of media coverage of food, Britain seems to have become a foodie nation - but I'm not sure it actually has. I'm not sure there's been a huge change in the pantry at home or what we cook for supper.
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My focus is always on the day. What I've done behind me, I try to have respect for it, and keep an eye on it, and make sure it isn't abused, and obviously be thoughtful about it, because it's all real to me. I'm basically in every band I ever was in, and the songs, I still mean them all.
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When I write a book, I don't have an idea of what I'm doing. I just go where it leads.
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Although I am a strong political conservative, I now believe that the costs of our fruitless struggle against illegal drugs are not worth the modest benefits likely to be achieved.
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Whenever I've been in Scotland I've had such amazing support, and the love from Scottish fans has always been great.
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Myrnin: ‘Have we been introduced?’ Frank: ‘Probably not. Why, you asking me out, sweetheart?’ Myrnin: ‘You’re not my type, darling.
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I don't really use the Internet or the newspapers to find out about people.
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It's not that you have jobs on the Internet, but the Internet makes it possible for more people to build their own jobs. What it does is, it erodes the power of institutions. It used to be you needed an institution to have a job. But, if you look at the three of us on this show, I don't think any of us is really employed by an institution. We run our own lives.
