William Gibson Quotes
"Cyberspace is everting." It's interpenetrating our everyday reality to the point that on-line is our normal waking state.
Quotes to Explore
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I favor pocket-sized hard drives that travel between home and office, syncing with computers on both ends.
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The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest.
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The ability of discerning high quality unavoidably implies the ability of identifying shortcomings.
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No decent career was ever founded on a public.
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I really bonded with my mom, growing up, through our love of horror movies!
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All I ever wanted to do is to write stories that people will enjoy and feel at home with.
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The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.
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What's so funny about cats is that they have this kind of aloof, superior vibe to them. Even if you love them, they are unpredictable. Dogs are more social, and the way that they attach and bond to us is much more human.
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I'm having trouble understanding why there hasn't been further progress on CalgaryNext.
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Radical Islamists spread from Western Africa through the Middle East, all the way to South Asia to sub-Indian continent.
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The Revolution did not assume a socialist nature because of support from the U.S.S.R.; it was the other way around: support from the U.S.S.R. was produced by the socialist nature of the Cuban Revolution. To such a degree, that when the U.S.S.R. disappears, Cuba keeps on being socialist.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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I've got two small kids. I want to make sure they grow up to be good people. Do they treat people well? Are they kind?
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For one who has an interest in the body as text, airports are treasure troves of information. It seems almost un-American to enjoy delays, and perhaps enjoy is not the best word, but certainly a delayed flight, if it does nothing else, allows one the opportunity to make prolonged observations about one's fellow travelers.
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J. J. Abrams is amazing.
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In fact, there was general agreement that minds can exist on nonbiological substrates and that algorithms are of central importance to the existence of minds.
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Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.
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On the radio there's only a certain amount of artists: Jay-Z, Beyonce, Kanye, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, T.I., Mary J Blige, Alicia Keys. Other artists are achieving things that are really special, they have a hard time getting people's attention. Music has been just a little bit lacklustre.
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When someone says, 'Shut up, farmer,' it hurts. It's difficult to explain, but it hurts.
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Salaries and wages must reflect the reality of the enterprise's economic performance; deviations from the planned performance should be reflected in pay.
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Truth will flourish in fantasy, only to wither and die in what you are pleased to call reality.
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We have rules that no longer are relevant to the world we're living in. Our regulatory system can't keep up.
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People are so used to reading novels now, they just read a poem straight through to get the meaning. And that's something totally different from the slow way you read something if it's a tune; which to me a poem has to be.
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"Cyberspace is everting." It's interpenetrating our everyday reality to the point that on-line is our normal waking state.
