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James Surowiecki Quotes

The Internet has become a remarkable fount of economic and social innovation largely because it's been an archetypal level playing field, on which even sites with little or no money behind them - blogs, say, or Wikipedia - can become influential.

James Surowiecki

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: journalist
Nationality: american
Birth: April 30, 1967

Topics

Innovation Money Internet Say Become

I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance.

John Barton

Together Meaning Create Kind Test

I grew up, like most people in my generation, watching John Travolta. I was thrilled to meet him.

Jeffrey Toobin

People Generation Meet Watching Him

I hang out and sign records for an hour or two hours every night, and I like to hear as many people's stories as I can, because if somebody wants to share their story with me, I want to honor that.

John Darnielle

People Me Night Story Honor I Can

Galileo got it wrong. The earth does not revolve around the sun. It revolves around you and has been doing so for decades. At least, this is the model you are using.

Srikumar Rao

Sun Doing You Wrong Earth Been

I knew about Elvis. Of course, everybody knew about him then.

Minnie Pearl

Him Knew Course Everybody About

When you're doing a movie, your body doesn't allow you to get sick until you finish.

Johnny Depp

Sick Doing You Body Your Body Get

Prior to the PATRIOT Act, the ability of government agencies to share information with each other was limited, which kept investigators from fully understanding what terrorists might be planning and to prevent their attacks.

Chris Chocola

Government Planning Understanding Act

Once I started working with generative music in the 1970s, I was flirting with ideas of making a kind of endless music - not like a record that you'd put on, which would play for a while and finish.

Brian Eno

Music Ideas You Play Kind Finish

It is better to be able neither to read nor write than to be able to do nothing else.

William Hazlitt

Better Nothing Write Able Read Than

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Phillips Brooks

Home Charity Begin Stay Should

What I've seen around the world is if the regulatory desires are combined with things that affect consumer behavior - such as in Europe, they tax gasoline very heavily - you do get people to move to very fuel efficient cars; trade off bigger vs. smaller cars.

Rick Wagoner

People World Behavior You Tax Trade

I would say to someone, 'Make your own stuff sooner.' Also, it's OK to say no to something if it doesn't feel right.

Lennon Parham

Feel Someone Say Right Own Stuff