Ben Nicholson Quotes
Any ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny.
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In every truth, the beneficiaries of a system cannot be expected to destroy it.
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Put simply, the doctrine of 'Fair Use' applies to content republished from copyrightable material and how much of that content is, literally, fair to use.
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I really enjoy doing sitcom television. It allows me to stay in Los Angeles and spend more time with my husband and kids.
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I don't consciously use my own life or experience at all.
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The fact that the climate is getting warmer doesn't scare me at all. There's no reason why one should be scared.
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Machine intelligence is the last invention that humanity will ever need to make.
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Civilizations may clash, but they surely fall if robbed of light from above. It could come from the 1 percent or the 99%, but a guiding light is needed to keep the United States from becoming the rubble of past great civilizations.
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There is a tyranny in the womb of every Utopia.
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Any ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny.
