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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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Richard Powers
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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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Politics
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Richard Powers
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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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Technology
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Im always interested in what you can do with technology that people havent thought of doing yet. – Brian Eno

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Technology

The Spy Act strikes a right balance between preserving legitimate and benign uses of this technology, while still, at the same time, protecting unwitting consumers from the harm caused when it is misused and, of course, designed for nefarious purposes. – Cliff Stearns

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Technology

I am a technological activist. I have a political agenda. I am in favor of basic human rights: to free speech, to use any information and technology, to purchase and use recreational drugs, to enjoy and purchase so-called vices, to be free of intruders, and to privacy. – Bram Cohen

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Technology

Theyve just gone over the line in my opinion, and again, theres a proper time for a pat down, theres a proper time for an advanced technology body search, but it has to be done with some thought. – John Mica

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Technology

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Ive always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come. – Michael Jordan

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work

Rich men without convictions are more dangerous in modern society than poor women without chastity. – George Bernard Shaw

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Ethics

Say “Yes” to the seedlings and a giant forest cleaves the sky. Say “Yes” to the universe and the planets become your neighbors. Say “Yes” to dreams of love and freedom. It is the password to utopia. – Brooks Atkinson, Once Around the Sun, 1951

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Every man has a right to be poor. – Richard Jefferies

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