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> [The challenge of email is that people send you stuff for free, and it becomes items on your to-do list.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/the-challenge-of-email-is-that-people-send-you-stuff-for-free-and-it/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

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## More by Esther Dyson

> [Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/since-i-became-chairman-i-ve-tried-to-turn-eff-into-civil-liberties/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [Owning the intellectual property is like owning land: You need to keep investing in it again and again to get a payoff; you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/owning-the-intellectual-property-is-like-owning-land-you-need-to-keep/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/don-t-leave-hold-of-your-common-sense-think-about-what-you-re-doing/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [People need to understand that the technology is for them. It's not to them. It's not over them. People still sometimes want to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/people-need-to-understand-that-the-technology-is-for-them-it-s-not-to/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [The challenge of ensuring adequate, nutrient-rich food for an expanding global population is a daunting one, especially given constraints on key resources like water…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/the-challenge-of-ensuring-adequate-nutrient-rich-food-for-an/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [What I'm thinking about more and more these days is simply the importance of transparency, and Jefferson's saying that he'd rather have a free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/what-i-m-thinking-about-more-and-more-these-days-is-simply-the/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [Anyone will tell you if you want to run a business, you need to monitor costs and revenues. In the same manner, if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/anyone-will-tell-you-if-you-want-to-run-a-business-you-need-to/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/it-may-not-always-be-profitable-at-first-for-businesses-to-be-online/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [There's almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you're at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/there-s-almost-no-way-of-doing-importing-honestly-because-if-you-do/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [The definition of the problem, rather than its solution, will be the scarce resource in the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/the-definition-of-the-problem-rather-than-its-solution-will-be-the/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [Few influential people involved with the Internet claim that it is a good in and of itself. It is a powerful tool for solving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/few-influential-people-involved-with-the-internet-claim-that-it-is-a/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [The great thing is, Internet allows you to create your own job, not just look for jobs other people are going to give you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/the-great-thing-is-internet-allows-you-to-create-your-own-job-not/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [“Listen more than you talk. Whatever the context, people will think you’re smarter.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/listen-more-than-you-talk-whatever-the-context-people-will-think-you/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [I am not in favor of immortality. I believe death for humans is the way of getting rid of accumulated errors - as in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/i-am-not-in-favor-of-immortality-i-believe-death-for-humans-is-the/)

[Esther Dyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/esther-dyson/)

> [We had made a - sort of a national decision that we wanted to be this intellectual property country, where we would have things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/esther-dyson/we-had-made-a-sort-of-a-national-decision-that-we-wanted-to-be-this/)

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