The only people who steal are thieves, and that's a very small percentage of civilization. Most people want to have some way to make the economic transaction valid. They want to return the favor, if you will... return the benefit… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
There's this notion that allows people to create their own collection of songs, so it rewrites what a song is. They may only want 10 seconds of something, or they may only want this particular song, or they want this… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
Wealth, in terms of dollars and so forth, could be counted up, because dollars were finite. It doesn't make any difference how many dollars… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
People recognize intellectual property the same way they recognize real estate. People understand what property is. But it's a new kind of property, and… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
Buzzwords and cliches - those are stock in trade. There's nothing wrong with them. — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
I haven't been out in the marketplace in a while. I'm thinking about going back into it. I've got some things set up over… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
I'm not performing now. What I do now is listen to music all day long. Listening is very nourishing to me. I might go… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
Once the smoke of the market crash clears off, you know, the Internet will pick back up and go. Take a look at what's… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
The only people who steal are thieves, and that's a very small percentage of civilization. Most people want to have some way to make… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
“I had no doubt that music was the most important thing in my life, and I was getting an education in that.” — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
You have to have access to ideas. The Internet is facilitating that access to ideas. In 25 years, the way that data's going to… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
Just because you can thrill a toddler by chewing with your mouth open doesn’t mean you should. — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
The rock sitting on the shelf has potential because it can fall-it's the same way with the Internet. It has this potential. It's not… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
Even when I take the path to go be a CEO for a month, or a CEO for a day- music is still there.… — Michael Nesmith Copy Share Image
