So the poor went hungry that night, but at least the lights were lovely.
“Do we settle for the world as it is, or do we work for the world as it should be?”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“When it came to the home-for-dinner dilemma, I installed new boundaries, ones that worked better for me and the girls. We made our schedule and stuck to it. ...It went back to my wishes for them to grow up strong and centered and also unaccommodating to any form of old-school patriarchy: I didn’t want them ever to believe that life began when the man of the house arrived home. We didn’t wait for Dad. It was his job now to catch up with us.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“We want not just intelligent machines but intelligible machines; not just artificial intelligence but symbiotic intelligence.”
― Hit Refresh
― Hit Refresh
“The next time you are in a meeting, ask the quietest person what they think. Invite everyone into the conversation. If you are on a conference call, ask the people on the phone to share their thoughts first.”
― Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
― Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
“Time, as far as my father was concerned, was a gift you gave to other people.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
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