"In a start-up society, huge sums can fall on innocent parties, almost by accident ."

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Bruce Sterling

#Party Quotes #Fall Quotes #Innocent Quotes

“I am making an Enlightenment Capsule for the audience to meditate inside - virtual reality in which people can experience ancient ideas from the East... But I'm not interested in using ancient things; rather I want to connect them with contemporary life through the technology we have now.”
“Ethics is a detergent word, used time and time again to clean consciences without scrubbing.”

Source : Corinne Maier (2007). “Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay”, p.33, Vintage
“I've always written in a free, unencumbered way.”

Source : "I prefer birdsong to chatter". Interview with Helen Birch, www.theguardian.com. November 4, 2005.
“Over the entrance to the temple at Delphi was a famous inscription: KNOW THYSELF! It reminded visitors that man must never believe himself to be more than mortal - and that no man can escape his destiny.”
“Your problem is you don't understand what that word means. People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that's holding you back, the person who brings you to your attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then they leave.”
“I really love jazz, but I will never be a jazz musician as much as I dream. But, I think that the jazz music I love is there in my music.”

Source : "Meet Our Latest Music Crush: Laura Mvula". Interview with Lauren Levinson, www.elle.com. March 28, 2013.
“Windbags can be right. Aphorists can be wrong. It is a tough world.”

Source : The Times, February 21, 1985.
“People love to see you get ahead â€” so long as you don't get farther ahead than they are.”

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