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Data isn't information, any more than fifty tons of cement is a skyscraper.


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Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.

Treat your password like your toothbrush. Don't let anybody else use it, and get a new one every six months.



Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.

Data is not information, information is not knowledge, knowledge is not understanding, understanding is not wisdom.



The first time you do something, it's science. The second time, it's engineering. The third time, it's just being a technician. I'm a scientist. Once I do something, I want to do something else.

The first time you do something, it's science. The second time, it's engineering. The third time, it's just being a technician. I'm a scientist. Once I do something, I want to do something else.



Why is it that drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?

Why is it that drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?



I spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it.

I spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it.



The Internet is a perfect diversion from learning... it opens many doors that lead to empty rooms.

The Internet is a perfect diversion from learning... it opens many doors that lead to empty rooms.



Minds think with ideas, not information No amount of data, bandwidth, or processing power can substitute for inspired thought.

Minds think with ideas, not information No amount of data, bandwidth, or processing power can substitute for inspired thought.



The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.

The Internet is a telephone system that's gotten uppity.



We'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Internet. Uh, sure.

We'll soon buy books and newspapers straight over the Internet. Uh, sure.



Computers in classrooms are the filmstrips of the 1990s.

Computers in classrooms are the filmstrips of the 1990s.





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The betterment of society is not a job to be left to a few. It's a responsibility to be shared by all.



Resentments lodge inside you, causing you to lose touch with your inherent worth, your joy, and - more important - your God-loving heart.

Resentments lodge inside you, causing you to lose touch with your inherent worth, your joy, and - more important - your God-loving heart.



Schools attempt to take credit for what occurs naturally, and blame others for the negative consequences of institutionalization.

Schools attempt to take credit for what occurs naturally, and blame others for the negative consequences of institutionalization.



I love Liverpool. The people are wonderful and I feel very much at home there.

I love Liverpool. The people are wonderful and I feel very much at home there.



I ain't scared to do another dating show, but I ain't really trying to... I've done enough dating on television. I'm ready to spread my wings, and go down other avenues.

I ain't scared to do another dating show, but I ain't really trying to... I've done enough dating on television. I'm ready to spread my wings, and go down other avenues.



There has never been a truly selfless rebel, just hypocrites—conscious hypocrites or unconscious hypocrites, it’s all the same.

There has never been a truly selfless rebel, just hypocrites—conscious hypocrites or unconscious hypocrites, it’s all the same.



We have to live with ambiguity. We have to give ourselves over to it. The question is: How? How are we going to live in a universe where important questions will always go unanswered?

We have to live with ambiguity. We have to give ourselves over to it. The question is: How? How are we going to live in a universe where important questions will always go unanswered?



When the student is ready, the messenger appears.

When the student is ready, the messenger appears.



Evolution is an indispensable component of any satisfying explanation of our psychology.

Evolution is an indispensable component of any satisfying explanation of our psychology.




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