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Computers are not good or bad; they are powerful.


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Technology doesn't just do things for us. It does things to us, changing not just what we do but who we are.

Technology doesn't just do things for us. It does things to us, changing not just what we do but who we are.



We expect more from technology and less from each other. We create technology to provide the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship.

We expect more from technology and less from each other. We create technology to provide the illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship.



What is so seductive about texting, about keeping that phone on, about that little red light on the BlackBerry, is you want to know who wants you.

What is so seductive about texting, about keeping that phone on, about that little red light on the BlackBerry, is you want to know who wants you.



The feeling that 'no one is listening to me' make us want to spend time with machines that seem to care about us.

The feeling that 'no one is listening to me' make us want to spend time with machines that seem to care about us.



People are lonely. The network is seductive. But if we are always on, we may deny ourselves the rewards of solitude.

People are lonely. The network is seductive. But if we are always on, we may deny ourselves the rewards of solitude.



What technology makes easy is not always what nurtures the human spirit.

What technology makes easy is not always what nurtures the human spirit.



Human relationships are rich and they're messy and they're demanding. And we clean them up with technology. We sacrifice conversation for mere connection.

Human relationships are rich and they're messy and they're demanding. And we clean them up with technology. We sacrifice conversation for mere connection.



Everyone is always having their attention divided between the world of the people [they're] with and this other reality.

Everyone is always having their attention divided between the world of the people [they're] with and this other reality.



Not every advance is progress. Not every new thing is better for us humanly.

Not every advance is progress. Not every new thing is better for us humanly.






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My favorite days are the ones where I deal only with my own team, design, marketing, working on the next accessories collection.

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The impulse to connect the dots - and to share what you've connected - is the urge that makes you an artist



Where women are, the better things are implied if not spoken.

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I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh.

I really, really like 'Eastbound & Down.' It's one of the few things that makes me laugh.



All the vices lead to fortune when they are joined with the vilest of all--avarice. This is the secret of life.

All the vices lead to fortune when they are joined with the vilest of all--avarice. This is the secret of life.



Do you understand that it's impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?

Do you understand that it's impossible to please God in any way other than wholehearted surrender?



I read all the time so it's difficult to say who my all-time favourites are. One is George Orwell, because he makes political writing so simple a child could understand it.

I read all the time so it's difficult to say who my all-time favourites are. One is George Orwell, because he makes political writing so simple a child could understand it.



It's because Jesus spoke so frequently about hell that the church should take the concept seriously.

It's because Jesus spoke so frequently about hell that the church should take the concept seriously.



When you sing a song the way I sing it, you have to use your whole body. It's almost like working out.

When you sing a song the way I sing it, you have to use your whole body. It's almost like working out.




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