"America pays defense contractors to build aircraft carriers. Google pays brilliant programmers to do whatever the hell they want."

-- Robin Sloan

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“I'd hope to reach any kid who feels apart from the group - those who seem to be outsiders, who feel different. Kids who want to reach their parents often don't know how to do so.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I would like to be a part of a community of women, and help women be empowered, but I think I'm not necessarily political. I say that because I really hate politicians, so I don't fancy sitting around and thinking about them all the time.”

Source : "I do think we've gone a bunch of steps backwards as a culture". Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. July 02, 2011.
“Get to like your own body.”
“You have to give to the world the thing that you want the most, in order to fix the broken parts inside you.”
“The techno-industrial system is exceptionally tough due to its so-called "democratic" structure and its resulting flexibility. Because dictatorial systems tend to be rigid, social tensions and resistance can be built up in them to the point where they damage and weaken the system and may lead to revolution. But in a "democratic" system, when social tension and resistance build up dangerously the system backs off enough, it compromises enough, to bring the tensions down to a safe level.”
“I would be lying if I didn't say that the most inspirational place for me is Jamaica.”

Source : Source: www.realstylenetwork.com
“I am a big fan of[Barak] Obama.I'd like to lie on the ground and have him walk over me.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“I chose the actors that I was in love with. I cannot work with people that I don't personally like a lot. They can be the best actor in the world, but if the first contact is not good, if I don't fall in love with them, then I don't want to work with them. It's impossible.”

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