Ray Kurzweil Quotes
Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it.
Quotes to Explore
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In English, the sounds and melodies I created were an inspiration to me, and words came to me as I explored the sounds, and from there I was able expand on the meaning.
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The new meaning of soul is creativity and mysticism. These will become the foundation of the new psychological type and with him or her will come the new civilization.
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When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.
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Would you believe in what you believe in if you were the only one who believed it?
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Far too many executives have become more concerned with the 'four P's' - pay, perks, power and prestige - rather than making profits for shareholders.
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If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
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I dream in numbers, and I like to look up the meaning of numbers, and numbers stick out to me.
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I was told there would be riots in the streets, but there were no riots.
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I become quite obsessive when I get into something.
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I had a dream to become a mounted policewoman.
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It's funny: sometimes with 'Spaced,' people would try and read too much into something I'd done, with the references meaning something more than they do.
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If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.
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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
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Have all the hopes of ages come to naught? Is life no more with noble meaning fraught?
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It is strange, is it not, how the more strenuously we deny the importance of race in human affairs, the more obsessed with it and the touchier on the subject we grow.
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Nothing that actually occurs is of the smallest importance.
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I have always been conscious of the importance and the strength of nationalism, and this has led me straight to the acknowledgment of the nationalism of the Palestinian people.
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The house itself is of minor importance. Its relation to the community is the thing that really counts.
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As more and more of our lives become digital, we are fighting a losing battle trying to curb our usage of devices in order to reclaim our emotions. So what I'm trying to do instead is to bring emotions into our technology and make our technologies more responsive.
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I think that's what poets try to do: They try to sidestep neurology and go straight to meaning.
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Life becomes a lot simpler for a creative person when he or she finds the routine that works best. ... get in the habit of going through the routine every day, and on some of those days, you're going to be lucky and have done some good work. ... Go to your study, close the door, invent your confidence.
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When I've been asked what should be on my gravestone, I've said: 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out.' Two big achievements.
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Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it.
