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Nicholas Negroponte Quotes

Cell phones were more popular in Cambodia and Uganda because they didn't have phones. We had phones in this country, and we were very late to the table. They're going to adopt e-books much faster than we do.

Nicholas Negroponte

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: businessman
Nationality: american
Birth: December 1, 1943

Topics

Late Table Country More Phones

My father was just a hell of a guy. He had a real strong sense of honor, and he tried to pass that on to me. I like to think that I embrace that.

Joe R. Lansdale

Father Me Strong Think Hell Honor

The success of the suffrage movement would injure women spiritually and intellectually, for they would be assuming a burden though they knew themselves unable to bear it. It is the sediment, not the wave, of a sex. It is the antithesis of that highest and sweetest mystery - conviction by submission, and conquest by sacrifice.

John Boyle O'Reilly

Success Women Sacrifice Wave Mystery

In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative; fight, flee - or laugh.

Robert Orben

Humor Fight Choices Laugh Crisis Us

Most of the international community, most of the countries around the world, don't want any side, any party to take unilateral steps. They would like that all of us to stick to the road map.

Silvan Shalom

Community World Road Party Want Map

We can never completely fulfill the promise of this treasured republic if we are blinded by color.

Tom Brokaw

Color Never Republic Promise Fulfill

Beating John Landy was my defining race.

Roger Bannister

Race Defining Beating John

No one can pronounce my name. My name is 'The Black Guy From 40-Year-Old Virgin'.

Romany Malco

Black Name Guy Pronounce

I don't listen to people's opinions. I have people around me who I can trust, but most of all I listen to myself.

Mary J. Blige

Myself Trust People Me Opinions Who

Really skinny actresses make me hungry - I see them and think, Honey, you need to eat!

Miranda Lambert

Me Think You Honey Need See

A lot of my friends who grew up in Manhattan have a strange phobia about Brooklyn. It's big and scary and they get lost.

Moby

Friends Brooklyn Lost Strange Scary

I was working at a phone company. I got tired of my life and wanted to change it, so I did.

Chi McBride

Life Change Tired My Life Phone Got

There are going to be good times and bad times, but lighten up.

Chris Pine

Good Good Times Bad Bad Times Up