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Esther Dyson Quotes

Dyson’s Law: Do ask; don’t lie Picture Quote #1

And the Russians certainly don’t have it. If a woman shows up in a fur coat, I just assume she’s a crook. And that’s me, the nice American. The assumption that you can’t make money honestly is a killer Picture Quote #1

When I was a young student, I thought grow-ups would come and make things work. Now I realize that grown-ups are just kids with wrinkles Picture Quote #1

But there is a corollary to freedom and that’s personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility without imposing it Picture Quote #1

I had a lot of successes, but what really made me fearless was my complete failure at Zidd-Davis. Once you’ve lived through that, you know you can survive, and you’re not as scared ... There’s nothing to build confidence like real achievement, but also like real failure Picture Quote #1

Part of the problem is when we bring in a new technology we expect it to be perfect in a way that we don’t expect the world that we’re familiar with to be perfect Picture Quote #1

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People have to understand that they can reject technology. They can turn off their cell phone. They can stop looking at their e-mail. It’s there if they want it. It’s not being forced on them Picture Quote #1

I think we really made a mistake in separating the Internet from capitalism in a certain way that is bad for our country Picture Quote #1

Few influential people involved with the Internet claim that it is a good in and of itself. It is a powerful tool for solving social problems, just as it is a tool for making money, finding lost relatives, receiving medical advice, or, come to that, trading instructions for making bombs Picture Quote #1

Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers’ rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay away Picture Quote #1

Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it’s the system - there are lots of nice, well-meaning people there. But it’s a sleazy place. And politics is all about doing favors Picture Quote #1

In the sense that people who produce things and work get rewarded, statistically. You don’t get rewarded precisely for your effort, but in Russia you got rewarded for being alive, but not very well rewarded Picture Quote #1

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I think that the use of copyright is going to change dramatically. Part of it is economics. There is just going to be so much content out there - there’s a scarcity of attention. Information consumes attention, and there’s too much information Picture Quote #1

I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don’t think there should be a law. I think there should be a presumption. I wouldn’t vote for a guy who wouldn’t reveal what he paid in taxes. That kind of thing Picture Quote #1

I think copyright is moral, proper. I think a creator has the right to control the disposition of his or her works - I actually believe that the financial issue is less important than the integrity of the work, the attribution, that kind of stuff Picture Quote #1

From the business point of view - not to overstate it - intellectual property is dead; long live intellectual process. Long live service; long live performance Picture Quote #1

A worker’s paradise is a consumer’s hell Picture Quote #1

Cyberspace still exists at the pleasure of the real world Picture Quote #1

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The best investor is your customer Picture Quote #1

Always make new mistakes Picture Quote #1

Change means that what was before wasn’t perfect. People want things to be better Picture Quote #1

But there is a corollary to freedom and that’s personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility without imposing it Picture Quote #1

I believe in markets doing what they do well, which is to develop technology, and letting citizens do what they ideally do well, which is to set policy Picture Quote #1

It looks simple to come up with a tablet that works, but it is not,... In order to have the power and portability you need, you need power. The screen is the part of the device that uses the most power Picture Quote #1

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Encryption... is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It’s hard to think of a more powerful, less dangerous tool for liberty Picture Quote #1

There’s almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you’re at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of effort getting around stupid laws and not paying taxes Picture Quote #1

I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government Picture Quote #1

I became a real free market fanatic. I’m probably less so now than even two or three years ago Picture Quote #1

Part of the problem is when we bring in a new technology we expect it to be perfect in a way that we don’t expect the world that we’re familiar with to be perfect Picture Quote #1

It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be online Picture Quote #1

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Dyson’s Law: Do ask; don’t lie (Esther Dyson Quotes) And the Russians certainly don’t have it. If a woman shows up in a fur coat, I just assume she’s a crook. And that’s me, the nice American. The assumption that you can’t make money honestly is a killer (Esther Dyson Quotes) When I was a young student, I thought grow-ups would come and make things work. Now I realize that grown-ups are just kids with wrinkles. (Esther Dyson Quotes) But there is a corollary to freedom and that’s personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility without imposing it. (Esther Dyson Quotes) I had a lot of successes, but what really made me fearless was my complete failure at Zidd-Davis. Once you’ve lived through that, you know you can survive, and you’re not as scared ... There’s nothing to build confidence like real achievement, but also like real failure. (Esther Dyson Quotes) Part of the problem is when we bring in a new technology we expect it to be perfect in a way that we don’t expect the world that we’re familiar with to be perfect. (Esther Dyson Quotes) People have to understand that they can reject technology. They can turn off their cell phone. They can stop looking at their e-mail. It’s there if they want it. It’s not being forced on them. (Esther Dyson Quotes) I think we really made a mistake in separating the Internet from capitalism in a certain way that is bad for our country. (Esther Dyson Quotes) Few influential people involved with the Internet claim that it is a good in and of itself. It is a powerful tool for solving social problems, just as it is a tool for making money, finding lost relatives, receiving medical advice, or, come to that, trading instructions for making bombs (Esther Dyson Quotes) Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers’ rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay away (Esther Dyson Quotes) Oh, that all the things my father had told me about how disgusting Washington is are true. And again it’s the system - there are lots of nice, well-meaning people there. But it’s a sleazy place. And politics is all about doing favors (Esther Dyson Quotes) In the sense that people who produce things and work get rewarded, statistically. You don’t get rewarded precisely for your effort, but in Russia you got rewarded for being alive, but not very well rewarded (Esther Dyson Quotes) I think that the use of copyright is going to change dramatically. Part of it is economics. There is just going to be so much content out there - there’s a scarcity of attention. Information consumes attention, and there’s too much information (Esther Dyson Quotes) I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don’t think there should be a law. I think there should be a presumption. I wouldn’t vote for a guy who wouldn’t reveal what he paid in taxes. That kind of thing (Esther Dyson Quotes) I think copyright is moral, proper. I think a creator has the right to control the disposition of his or her works - I actually believe that the financial issue is less important than the integrity of the work, the attribution, that kind of stuff (Esther Dyson Quotes) From the business point of view - not to overstate it - intellectual property is dead; long live intellectual process. Long live service; long live performance (Esther Dyson Quotes) A worker’s paradise is a consumer’s hell (Esther Dyson Quotes) Cyberspace still exists at the pleasure of the real world (Esther Dyson Quotes) The best investor is your customer (Esther Dyson Quotes) Always make new mistakes (Esther Dyson Quotes) Change means that what was before wasn’t perfect. People want things to be better (Esther Dyson Quotes) But there is a corollary to freedom and that’s personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility without imposing it (Esther Dyson Quotes) I believe in markets doing what they do well, which is to develop technology, and letting citizens do what they ideally do well, which is to set policy (Esther Dyson Quotes) It looks simple to come up with a tablet that works, but it is not,... In order to have the power and portability you need, you need power. The screen is the part of the device that uses the most power (Esther Dyson Quotes) Encryption... is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It’s hard to think of a more powerful, less dangerous tool for liberty (Esther Dyson Quotes) There’s almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you’re at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of effort getting around stupid laws and not paying taxes (Esther Dyson Quotes) I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government (Esther Dyson Quotes) I became a real free market fanatic. I’m probably less so now than even two or three years ago (Esther Dyson Quotes) Part of the problem is when we bring in a new technology we expect it to be perfect in a way that we don’t expect the world that we’re familiar with to be perfect (Esther Dyson Quotes) It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be online (Esther Dyson Quotes)

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