Ramez Naam Quotes
Everything good and bad about technology would be magnified by implanting it deep in brains. Is the risk of brain-hacking outweighed by the societal benefits of faster, deeper communication, and the ability to augment our own intelligence?
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
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I don't feel under pressure to work because I love what I do and I wanted to do the projects that came my way.
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I can be very hard on myself, very demanding.
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I started cooking out of middle school depression.
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I never got good at predicting what millions of people will suddenly decide is rational.
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I would like to thank my colleagues for voting a Social Democrat prime minister and to assure them I will vote a liberal president, as well.
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The surface is all you get of me.
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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.
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It was treacherous. I think someone was injured. But I did love being there, we all did.
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They all hope I will go broke and I wouldn't like to cause them displeasure.
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I've always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they're basically professional equivalents of a mix tape I'd make for you at home.
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I never dreamt, in my dream, I'm Dalai Lama.
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I'm a folk singer-songwriter. I am pretty poppy though.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I hold this to be the highest task for a bond between two people: that each protects the solitude of the other.
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I have a wonderful piano that I really love: a handmade Yamaha grand. Sometimes I'm sitting there, and it sounds so good that I find some little melody or a phrase that leads me into a song, but probably more often than not, I actually grab a notebook.
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If someone says, 'Hey man, I love your album, it really got me through a breakup, but I downloaded it for free,' I'll be like, 'Good! That's good!' Maybe he didn't have the money for the album, but if he still listened to it, and it's an important part of his life, that's all I can ask for. I don't want his twenty bucks.
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I am actually one of those who took President Obama at his word when he first ran - that he would get us out of ill-advised wars, that he would do something about health care costs, and that he would protect civil liberties. Like many Americans, I was disappointed.
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The ALS ice bucket challenge was really the most brilliant publicity stunt of 2014, and it has brought worldwide awareness for a barely-known disease.
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If we rationalize our problems when He points them out, we will spend less and less time meditating because we won't want to face God in that area of our lives.
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I would say I'm a fan of late '90s to early 2000s rap. That's where I get all my inspiration from.
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Everything good and bad about technology would be magnified by implanting it deep in brains. Is the risk of brain-hacking outweighed by the societal benefits of faster, deeper communication, and the ability to augment our own intelligence?
