Big Quote by Aaron Swartz Download Open image “Big stories need human stakes.” — Aaron Swartz ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Big Human Need Stakes Stories
By the sheer act of writing, we are trying to place value on the stories that we're invested in. — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
Stories are living and dynamic. Stories exist to be exchanged. They are the currency of Human Growth. — Jean Houston Copy Share Image
Stories are the things that allow us to persuade each other that we're human. — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Stories are the most important thing in the world. Without stories, we wouldn't be human beings at all. — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
The trick to making a story matter is that every now and then, somebody you care about has to go. If it's somebody that… — David Simon Copy Share Image
Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused. — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
Most people, it seems, stretch the truth to make themselves seem more impressive. I, it seems, stretch the truth to make myself look worse. — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
As the Internet breaks down the last justifications for a professional class of politicians, it also builds up the tools for replacing them. — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
Normally, I just sit in my quiet little room and do the small things that bring me pleasures. I read my books, I answer… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves. The world's entire scientific and cultural heritage, published over centuries… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? ... And if you're not working on that,… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
Social Security got passed because John D. Rockefeller was sick of having to take money out of his profits to pay for his workers'… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
What if there was a library which held every book? Not every book on sale, or every important book, or even every book in… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
Books are totally useless unless you take their advice. If you just keep reading them, thinking "that's so insightful! that changes everything," but never… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
But all of this action goes on in the dark, hidden underground. It’s called stealing or piracy, as if sharing a wealth of knowledge… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
With enough of us, around the world, we'll not just send a strong message opposing the privatization of knowledge - we'll make it a… — Aaron Swartz Copy Share Image
Many early-stage entrepreneurs make one simple mistake: Describing this 'big picture' in vague concepts and words. — Sunil Nagaraj Copy Share Image
I always say if you put someone from a small town into a big city for ten years, then when they go back, they'll… — Mike Colter Copy Share Image
My mom had very low expectations for me, and she really had a point. I was a big problem at seventeen. If I had… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
I have always been a big meta guy because I think the way journalism is practiced in Washington, and the way everyone sort of… — Mark Leibovich Copy Share Image
It's going to be used in the last days to get people to come against Christ, and that's the issue: they come against the… — Tim LaHaye Copy Share Image
My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why… — Banks Copy Share Image
I turn a lot of stuff down - big, big movies, the kind I wouldn't want to go to the cinema to see. — Matthew Fox Copy Share Image
So I concentrated on the rhythmic side of things, and therefore left a lot of holes. I didn't want to use big pad chords… — Midge Ure Copy Share Image
I think a big part of success in football is mental, not physical. How you are inside your head matters more. — Iker Casillas Copy Share Image
I was always attracted most to joining City, and I am pleased to be at such a good club with such a big ambition… — Edin Dzeko Copy Share Image