Richard Powers quotation
“The best arguments in the world won’t change a person’s mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.” #quotation
Quotations
Buckminster Fuller quotation
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.
Amara’s Law
We tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run. Roy Amara, Past President, Institute for the Future
Great Law of the Haudenosaunee quotation
The thickness of your skin shall be seven spans — which is to say that you shall be proof against anger, offensive actions and criticism. Your heart shall be filled with peace and good will and your mind filled with a yearning for the welfare of the people of the Confederacy. With endless patience you …
Steve Jobs quotation
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things. And the reason they …
Nick Cave quotation
You are right to be worried about your growing feelings of cynicism and you need to take action to protect yourself and those around you. … Cynicism is not a neutral position—and although it asks almost nothing of us, it is highly infectious and unbelievably destructive. In my view, it is the most common and …