"In a broadcast society, there were these gatekeepers, the editors, and they controlled the flows of information. Along came the Internet and it swept them out of the way, and it allowed all of us to connect together, and it was awesome. But that's not actually what's happening right now."

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Source : "Beware online 'filter bubbles'". TED conference, www.ted.com. March 2011.

Eli Pariser

#Editors Quotes #Together Quotes #Information Quotes

“Nobody is an overnight success. Most overnight successes you see have been working at it for ten years.”

Source : "Overnight Success Does Not Exist". ecorner.stanford.edu. January 20, 2010.
“It will do us little good to wire the world if we limit our vision. It will do us little good to wire the world if we short circuit our souls.”
“Courage cannot be left like bones in a bag. It must be brought out and shown the light again and again, growing stronger each time. If you think it will keep for the times you need it, you are wrong. It is like any other part of your strength. If you ignore it, the bag will be empty when you need it most.”

Source : Conn Iggulden (2013). “Conqueror: The Complete 5-Book Collection”, p.78, HarperCollins UK
“Some days I'm in better control and can navigate my way through stuff, and other days, not so much.”
“I never make forecasts but whoever wins that game will win the final.”
“I think that's important for all ages, to not be afraid of being an individual. I grew up on my own, as an only child, so early on I think I was quite capable of making decisions by myself and being an individual.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There is no such thing as no choice. There is always a choice. The only question is whether it's a bearable one.”
“It is the saints who know what being in love is all about. Earthly love pales by comparison.”

Source : Thomas Dubay (1989). “Fire Within: St. Teresa of Avila, St. John of the Cross, and the Gospel, on Prayer”, p.25, Ignatius Press

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