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The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, tech

The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor greatly appreciated by the rest of the world. – James Buchan

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To make a love story, you need a couple of young people, but to reflect on the nature of love, youre better off with old ones. That is a fact of life and literature – and of the novel ever since it fell in love with love in the 18th century. – James Buchan

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Nature
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James Buchan
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Profits in business always depend on the rate of interest: the higher the interest, the higher the rate of profit required. – James Buchan

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Business
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Even before he came to power in 1997, Gordon Brown promised to change the accounts to parliament from simple litanies of cash in and cash out, to a more commercial system that took notice of the public property the departments were using. This system is known as resource accounting. – James Buchan

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Change
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It would appear that we have reached the limits of what it is possible to achieve with computer technology, although one should be careful with such statements, as they tend to sound pretty silly in 5 years. – John von Neumann

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Technology

Pretty soon well have robots in our society, youre going to have a lot of automated processes that used to be done by people – this is happening. Society and technology is changing so fast, and the impact of the change on society and technology is global, not local. – Jose Padilha

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Technology

From coast to coast, the FBI and Securities and Exchange Commission have ensnared people not only at hedge funds, but at technology and pharmaceutical companies, consulting and law firms, government agencies, and even a major stock exchange. – Preet Bharara

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Technology

The machine does not isolate man from the great problems of nature but plunges him more deeply into them. РSaint-Exup̩ry, Wind, Sand, and Stars, 1939

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Technology

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The space industry is developing and delivering benefits that tie into our immediate needs and priorities here on Earth-for example, medical and materials research, and satellite communications. – Marc Garneau

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I am learning to forgive my inner geek, and even value him as a free man. – Kenny Loggins

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