"Ethics change with technology."

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Source : "Niven's Laws". larryniven.net. 2002.

Larry Niven

#Technology Quotes #Ethics Quotes

“The Pertinent Question is NOT how to do things right - but how to find the right things to do, and to concentrate resources and efforts on them.”
“My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Both sex and death are eternal themes. You could make thousands of movies on this theme, and whether you have a human being who is painting, singing, making a film, writing, these are the themes that you will come back to and return to. If you don't have any of these artistic expressions, sex is one of the only gifts that nature gave you for free, so it is very important to celebrate it. And then, with death, we are condemned to that. This is absolutely present in our lives.”

Source : "Pedro Almodóvar Talks I’M SO EXCITED, the Role of Sex and Death in His Work, Making the “Gayest Film” He’s Done in 20 Years, and More". Interview with Sheila Roberts, collider.com. June 24, 2013.
“I always believe you have to show the symbolism of a civilization, whether it be the cave drawings or somebody drawing in the sand in Darfur to show a massacre.”
“Even when there is no longer hope for the body, there is always hope for the soul.”

Source : Jerome Groopman (2003). “The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness”, p.6, Random House
“I did not know what my future was going to hold.”
“I want them to make peace with the love of God.”
“You don't blame us for being here, do you? After all, we have no place to go. No home... Incidentally, what an excellent day for an exorcism...”

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