Edward Glaeser Quotes
Some places will, however, be left behind. Not every city will succeed, because not every city has been adept at adapting to the age of information, in which ideas are the ultimate creator of wealth.
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The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.
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There was this song I was working on called 'Swing.' It was almost finished, but there was something missing, and I couldn't for the life of me figure it out. And then this little piece of information - this little tweet - came to the forefront of my mind.
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All writers, in all viewpoints, must choose which information and scenes will be presented, and in which order. In that sense, the author is always represented as a point of view in a work of fiction. His hand can always be detected by the discerning.
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There is no longer any anonymity on the Web - unless we mandate it. The most personal information about your online habits is collected, bought and sold, often instantaneously and invisibly. Data collection is a business driven by profits at consumers' expense.
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Sudden success in golf is like the sudden acquisition of wealth. It is apt to unsettle and deteriorate the character.
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I almost always have a strong passion about the things I do. I wouldn't say aggressive, but I am always trying very hard to make sure that things will succeed.
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Exact information about the functional significance of the deep sections of the brain is only obtained by working through the brain histologically in serial section.
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I've always had a will to succeed, to win, however you phrase it.
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My wealth is not a subject I relish discussing.
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Cinema seats make people lazy. They expect to be given all the information. But for me, question marks are the punctuation of life.
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Serving up ads based on behavioral targeting can itself be an invasion of privacy, especially when the information used is personal.
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If in a country, most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of the few, then this country can hardly witness harmony and stability.
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If you're not open, you're not transparent, you're still holding on to vaults of information, you're not going to build that trust.
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Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information.
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I do not carry such information in my mind since it is readily available in books. ...The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.
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Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more.
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Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity.
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Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.
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Not having all the information can make me feel vulnerable.
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Not as much as I used to, but I use the Internet for everything. I use it for information. Like if I'm planning a trip or something, I'll check out the place I'm going to.
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Democracy cannot survive without the guidance of a creative minority.
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The Eastern Europeans invested too many of their hopes in the notion that somehow or other the missile shield, even if directed at Iran, would reinforce their security links with the U.S. vis-à-vis Russia.
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If I had to have a favorite chef, I'd probably say I like Guy Fieri.
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Some places will, however, be left behind. Not every city will succeed, because not every city has been adept at adapting to the age of information, in which ideas are the ultimate creator of wealth.
