Esther Dyson Quotes
From the business point of view—not to overstate it—intellectual property is dead; long live intellectual process. Long live service; long live performance.
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I think a strong dollar is the result of policies, but I don't think the strong dollar is in and of itself a policy.
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I read as much poetry as time allows and circumstance dictates: No heartache can pass without a little Dorothy Parker, no thunderstorm without W. H. Auden, no sleepless night without W. B. Yeats.
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I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.
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Conspiracies, since they cannot be engaged in without the fellowship of others, are for that reason most perilous; for as most men are either fools or knaves, we run excessive risk in making such folk our companions.
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I used to be obsessed with race. I'm more obsessed with class now.
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I spent ten years riding motorcycles.
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I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.
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What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.
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Thrift shopping is all about going into the thrift shop and having no expectation of what you might find.
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There's a rule of thumb in politics. If you're at a point where you're complaining about the other guy being mean and unfair and uncivil, that's probably a sign that you're losing.
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I support the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.
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Gods always love the people who make em.
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A lack of transparency results in distrust and a deep sense of insecurity.
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I believe that I understand gangs better than others. Because they're formed out of necessity. They're formed by people to keep from being suppressed.
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There's nothing more adult than being ripped away from friends and family, you know? Having to manage a life when you're not fully there, manage a life when you don't make a lot of money. It's very adult.
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My physical transformations - like changing my hair - are usually a reflection of what's inspiring me at the moment.
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Even when it comes to zippers and buttons, Italy reigns supreme. The luxury market is ours, as demonstrated by the voracity with which various foreign conglomerates are buying up the jewels of our manufacturing sector.
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I spent a lot of time teaching myself theory and harmony so I could be free to express myself on the instrument. I learned what relatives and substitutes could be played against a root of a chord, like E minor related to G, and so forth. I've also gathered all this knowledge because for ten years all I've done is play jazz, every day.
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I remember one of my last shows, the Final Jeopardy! clue was something like 'These two boys' names are top 10 boys' names in the U.S., they both end with the same letter, and they're both names of Jesus' apostles.' Now, obviously that's not a knowable fact.
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Nature without learning is blind, learning apart from nature is fractional, and practice in the absence of both is aimless.
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Power may be defined as the production of intended effects.
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I don't really look at genre. I mean, sometimes you might be playing heavies a lot, and you're like, 'Hey, it'd be nice to do a romantic comedy.'
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When we consider that women are treated as property it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.
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From the business point of view—not to overstate it—intellectual property is dead; long live intellectual process. Long live service; long live performance.
