Quote by Iain Banks
Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesnt matt

Technology determines the possibilities of society. It doesnt matter whether you start out from a fascist state or a communist state or a free-market state. – Iain Banks

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I think a lot of people are frightened of technology and frightened of change, and the way to deal with something youre frightened of is to make fun of it. Thats why science fiction fans are dismissed as geeks and nerds. – Iain Banks

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Science
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A lot of what the Culture is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens. – Iain Banks

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Further, the United States is moving ahead in the development of clean coal technology. There are vast coal reserves in our country, and when it is burned cleanly, coal can provide a resource to supply a large amount of our energy requirements. – Virgil Goode

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Technology

Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation. – Jean Arp

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Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal. – Tom Hanks

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I am told that there have been over the years a number of experiments taking place in places like Massachusetts Institute of Technology that have been entirely based on concepts raised by Star Trek. – Patrick Stewart

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I think people tend to see the bigger point, which is maybe not fitting in and feeling like you didnt have the childhood that you expected you would have, or that you felt lonely or struggled with drugs and alcohol or just that you were able to achieve your dreams. – Augusten Burroughs

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