Reuben Nathaniel
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“Everything that needs to be said has already been said. But, since no one was listening, everything must be said again.”
“You want the key to happiness? I’ll give it to you. Happiness is expectations exceeded. Happiness is the gap between what we thought might happen and what actually happened.”
― Before & Laughter
― Before & Laughter
“Imagine a system with clearly defined goals, sensors and effectors for reading and interacting with the world, the ability to recognize pleasure and pain as attractors and things to avoid, the resources to carry out its will, the legal and social standing to see that its needs are catered for, even respected. That's a description on an AI - it's also a description of a modern corporation.”
― Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence
― Ways of Being: Animals, Plants, Machines: The Search for a Planetary Intelligence
“The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and godlike technology. And it is terrifically dangerous, and it is now approaching a point of crisis overall.”
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“Successful long-term relationships are created through small words, small gestures, and small acts.”
― Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
― Eight Dates: Essential Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
“excellence does not fall into anyone’s lap; it is the result of sustained, deliberate effort.”
― Excellence: The Character of God and the Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue
― Excellence: The Character of God and the Pursuit of Scholarly Virtue
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