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'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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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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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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David Cameron has a different style to Gordon Brown.
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In choosing global corporate partners UNICEF emphasises compatibility with our core values and looks to build alliances that advance our mission of ensuring the health, education, equality and protection for all the world's children.
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If you start pandering to young people, you're going to get accused of simply giving people what they want.
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I was sent the script for 'Silver Linings' when I was doing a play in D.C. at The Kennedy Center with Cate Blanchett and I was sent the script and asked if I was interested, and I said 'Oh, boy am I!'
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I wrote lots of pages. I showed what I wrote to Iowa friends, and they said, 'Good start.' That was discouraging because I thought it was almost done.
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Healthful whole foods improve our brain function as well.
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Asking questions about why I don't want kids is really none of your business, but at least it's a dialogue.
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In business, words are words; explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality.
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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.
