"Swarmers run the risk of skittering like water……" — Joel Garreau
"Swarmers run the risk of skittering like water bugs on the surface of life. By being quickly and constantly connected, they can avoid deep contact in time-consuming and meaningful ways... You're flitting from one place to another. You're more likely to pursue superficial engagements rather than deep pursuits. It contributes to this certain MTV approach to life where you engage in something for a few minutes and then there's a commercial... You have to get a grip on reality. Unless you know what is real-what is a real friendship and relationship-neither can have an effect on you."
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20 Quotes by Joel Garreau
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We are at an inflection point in history.
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The next frontier is our own selves.
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The inflection point at which we have arrived is one in which we are increasingly seizing the keys to all…
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In 1920 [H.G. Wells] described human history as becoming more and more a race between education and catastrophe.
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It is time to rekindle the spirit of the Renaissancee to achieve a golden age that will be a turning…
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The hallmark of the Renaissance was its holistic quality as all fields of art, engineering, science and culture shared the…
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The Harvard Law of Animal Behavior holds that under controlled experimental conditions of temperature, time, lighting, feeding, and training, the…
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Informing all of Carson's work was the idea that although human beings are part of nature, we are distinguished by…
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Humankind's constant effort to fix its shortcomings is what drives human history.
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If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, and a sign on it saying, "End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE TO…
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The physician who waits until dead certain of a diagnosis before acting is likely to wind up with a dead…
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