"Power corrupts, and obsolete power corrupts obsoletely."

-- Ted Nelson

#Computer Quotes #Power Corrupts Quotes #Obsolete Quotes

“There is no reason to believe that bureaucrats and politicians, no matter how well meaning, are better at solving problems than the people on the spot, who have the strongest incentive to get the solution right.”
“If you're getting ready to do a really emotional scene then, right before it, you're probably not going to be outside playing basketball.”
“If we are forever yearning for more time, we are forever discounting what is offered.”
“Celebrity has become, for better or worse, an art form. An artist can use themselves as a medium to become a celebrity as a walking work of art.”
“...In the blessings as well as in the ills of life, less depends upon what befalls us than upon the way in which it is met...”
“Populism is not a style, it's a people's rebellion against the iron grip that big corporations have on our country - including our economy, government, media, and environment.”
“You have grudged the very fire in your house because the wood cost overmuch!" he cried. "You have grudged life. To live cost overmuch, and you have refused to pay the price. Your life has been like a cabin where the fire is out and there are no blankets on the floor." He signaled to a slave to fill his glass, which he held aloft. "But I have lived. And I have been warm with life as you have never been warm. It is true, you shall live long. But the longest nights are the cold nights when a man shivers and lies awake. My nights have been short, but I have slept warm”
“There are three goals for any comedian: to make a living as a comedian; I've been fortunate to do that. To make a name for yourself and to be famous would be great - because it would give me that freedom.”

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