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Liz Gnidovec
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“You’re bein’ awful quiet over there.” Startled, a dozen possible replies zipped through my answer index, all of them true, but some of them real conversation-enders. In the end I gave a shy chuckle, nodded toward my dinner, and said, “Oh .
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“Whenever there is a large, well-financed, and organized campaign against a person or an idea, it is time to pay attention.”
― Why Dissent Matters: Because Some People See Things the Rest of Us Miss
― Why Dissent Matters: Because Some People See Things the Rest of Us Miss
“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.”
― 1984
― 1984
“In this world
We walk on the roof of hell
Gazing at flowers”
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We walk on the roof of hell
Gazing at flowers”
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“Orwell’s fear was that Big Brother would always be watching you. Huxley’s dread was that we would be too busy watching Big Brother on TV to care. There is no need to ban books if people are not reading them. If the people are entertained, they will also be docile.”
― The Retreat of Western Liberalism
― The Retreat of Western Liberalism
“Companies such as Intel, IBM, General Electric, Apple, and Microsoft have also expanded their research operations abroad to countries including India, China, Singapore, and Israel in order to be nearer customers and technological talent. In fact, PricewaterhouseCoopers has estimated that 94 percent of all global companies now do some research and development outside their home countries.”
― From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives
― From Silk to Silicon: The Story of Globalization Through Ten Extraordinary Lives
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