"A time is marked not so much by ideas that are argued about as by ideas that are taken for granted. The character of an era hangs upon what needs no defense."

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Source : Lawrence Lessig (2002). “The Future of Ideas: The Fate of the Commons in a Connected World”, p.5, Vintage

Lawrence Lessig

#Taken Quotes #Character Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“To me, no one has fully cracked the code on social recruiting yet.”
“You must change in order to survive.”

Source : Pearl Bailey (1976). “Hurry up, America, & spit”, Harcourt
“I really get motivated when I have doubters.”
“Words are potent weapons for all causes, good or bad.”
“A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“As I think all Americans understand on both sides of the aisle, the Social Security system as it is structured today is a pay-as-you-go system.”
“Two years before the last election you nor anyone else would have predicted that Barack Obama was going to get elected president of the United States.”

Source : "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. November 14, 2010.
“Yes, Sept 11th was unfortunate”

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