Ken Goldberg Quotes
What was really interesting to me about 'The Telegarden' was this idea of connecting the physical world, the natural world, and the social world through the Internet.
Quotes to Explore
-
Each age has deemed the new-born year the fittest time for festal cheer.
-
People just decided I was an R&B artist because I'm black.
-
Without knowing about flexibility, one cannot work out strategies to deal with the enemy and prepare for changes, and without knowing about the foundation of one's own culture, one would be contemptuous of the Confucian ethical codes.
-
When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves.'
-
In any work you do, you can be profound one minute, and then you be superficial the next, and you can be smart and insightful and then insipid. There can be room for all that.
-
A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
-
See, Ebola, like all threats to humanity, it's fueled by mistrust and distraction and division. When we build barriers amongst ourselves, and we fight amongst ourselves, the virus thrives. But unlike all threats to humanity, Ebola is one where we're actually all the same. We're all in this fight together.
-
My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.
-
When I got into college, I found what ultimately became my life's work. I couldn't sleep at night, I was so excited about it. So I'm attracted to people who play at that level. They actually want to play in their professional life.
-
One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.
-
I could probably give you a list of a dozen pet peeves I have about my own physicality and why I couldn't get a second date.
-
I remember when the palm trees were short and Tomorrowland was modern.
-
Put your consumers in focus, and listen to what they're actually saying, not what they tell you.
-
The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.
-
When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
-
When I was blonde I was perceived as an innocent and sweet young girl.
-
I just consider being one of the luckiest people in the sense that creativity came to me and it flowed.
-
God, I needed you," he murmured. "I can't even tell you how many times I thought about this. The funny thing is, I don't need you any less now. I think I need you more." ~Shane~
-
If you are poor, live wisely. If you have riches, live wisely. It is not your station in life but your heart that brings blessings.
-
As a writer, I was shaped by a desire to write for black people. That things were not being represented. That was my motivating force. That it has become what it has become is shocking to me. I just wanted to be able to take care of my kids.
-
When we're splitting our time between a physical and digital world, you have to stay safe online the same way you stay safe offline.
-
You used to be taught to let the ball go as far as possible and then drop it on the runner, whereas now it might be even more advantageous to direct the ball in front of the bag and get the guy on the leg.
-
What was really interesting to me about 'The Telegarden' was this idea of connecting the physical world, the natural world, and the social world through the Internet.
