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What we can do should never by itself determine what we choose to

What we can do should never by itself determine what we choose to do, yet this is the way technology tends to work. – Richard Powers

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The desire to live in our imagination is driven by this suspicion that were disembodied sensibilities cobbled into our bodies. That idea has infused most of human thought since the very beginning. – Richard Powers

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Imagination
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I really like science because it seems to be that place where you get the big picture, everything connects. – Richard Powers

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Science
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This idea that a book can either be about character and feeling, or about politics and idea, is just a false binary. Ideas are an expression of the feelings and the intense emotions we hold about the world. – Richard Powers

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Technology without hatred can be a blessing. Technology with hatred is always a disaster. – Simon Wiesenthal

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Take, therefore, what modern technology is capable of: the power of our moral sense allied to the power of communications and our ability to organize internationally.That, in my view, gives us the first opportunity as a community to fundamentally change the world. – Gordon Brown

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If thats there, I believe that technology will probably step up to their part of it. – Neil Armstrong

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The recent fascination, I think, reflects the shift in approach by law enforcement officials to embrace technology as wholeheartedly as the rest of the world. – Jeffery Deaver

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