One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we'll need a new definition.
Alvin Toffler
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To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution is over because some textile manufacturers in Manchester went broke.
The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm talking about an organic computer - about biological substances that can function like a semiconductor.
One of the definitions of sanity is the ability to tell real from unreal. Soon we'll need a new definition.
Anyone nit-picking enough to write a letter of correction to an editor doubtless deserves the error that provoked it.
Future shock is the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time.
It is better to err on the side of daring than the side of caution.
Knowledge is the most democratic source of power.
Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock.
Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur.
Profits, like sausages... are esteemed most by those who know least about what goes into them.
The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.
The Law of Raspberry Jam: the wider any culture is spread, the thinner it gets.
You've got to think about big things while you're doing small things, so that all the small things go in the right direction.
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