"In the ideology of the new Silicon Valley, work was for the owned. Play was for the owners. There was a fundamental capitalism at work: While they abhorred the idea of being a wage slave, the young men of Silicon Valley were not trying to tear down the capitalist system. They were trying to become its new masters."

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Source : Katherine Losse (2012). “The Boy Kings: A Journey into the Heart of the Social Network”, p.62, Simon and Schuster

Katherine Losse

#Men Quotes #Play Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“I kept the fingers of my left hand crossed all the time, while on my right-hand fingers I counted anything at allâ€”steps to the refrigerator, seconds on the clock, words in a sentenceâ€”to keep my head occupied. The counting felt like something to hang on to, as if finding the right numbers might somehow crack the code on whatever system ran the slippery universe we were moving through.”
“Women are such contrary creatures when it comes to sex. You parade around like scantily clad vixens but blush when you're caught staring at the erections you cause.”

Source : Katie Macalister (2005). “Blow Me Down”, p.99, Penguin
“Passion is the relentless pursuit of those life-enhancing activities or experiences that give our souls meaning.”

Source : Janet O. Hagberg (2002). “Real Power: Stages of Personal Power in Organizations, Third Edition”, p.300, Sheffield Publishing
“I think meditation became truly a means to a deeper connection as I was searching for a deeper truth within myself. Meditation became almost more spiritual than material in nature over the last two or three years and it has deepened a lot as a result of that.”

Source : Source: www.edgemagazine.net
“This clay, so strong of heart, of sense so fine,Surely such clay is more than half divine--'Tis only fools speak evil of the clay,The very stars are made of clay like mine.”
“Christmas, as a practicing Catholic child, was seen as a reward for lots and lots and lots of church.”
“A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better.”
“Government-to-government foreign aid promotes statism, centralized planning, socialism, dependence, pauperization, inefficiency, and waste. It prolongs the poverty it is designed to cure. Voluntary private investment in private enterprise, on the other hand, promotes capitalism, production, independence, and self-reliance.”

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