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Benjamin H. Freedman

Benjamin Harrison Freedman (* 5. October 1890 in Manhattan, New York City; † April/May 1984) was an American businessman, and a convert from Judaism to Roman Catholicism, known for his antisemitic and anti-Zionist views and writings.

Facts are Facts (1954)

 * A letter to David Goldstein (10 October 1954)

 * Knowledge is a collection of facts. Wisdom is the use of knowledge. Without facts there is no knowledge. Without knowledge there is no wisdom. Facts prevent what nothing can cure. Facts are Man's best defense mechanism. Without them men fumble, falter and fail. Without them nations decline and fall. Wisdom wins wars before they start. Knowledge aborts national hostilities. Wisdom obviates racial antipathies. Knowledge effaces religious animosities. Emancipation from bigotry prefaces peace. Intolerance takes all and gives nothing. Peace rewards reciprocal respect and regard. To all Men of Good Will, "Pax Vobiscum!"

 * It is an incontestable fact that the word "Jew" did not come into existence until the year 1775. Prior to 1775 the word "Jew" did not exist in any language. The word "Jew" was introduced into the English for the first time in the 18th century when Sheridan used it in his play "The Rivals", II,i, "She shall have a skin like a mummy, and the beard of a Jew". Prior to this use of the word "Jew" in the English language by Sheridan in 1775 the word "Jew" had not become a word in the English language. Shakespeare never saw the word "Jew" as you will see. Shakespeare never used the word "Jew" in any of his works, the common general belief to the contrary notwithstanding. In his "Merchant of Venice", V.III.i.61, Shakespeare wrote as follows: "what is the reason? I am a Iewe; hath not a Iewe eyes?".

 * The word anti-Semitism is another word which should be eliminated from the English language. "Anti-Semitism" serves only one purpose today. It is used as a smear word. When so-called or self-styled Jews feel that anyone opposes any of their objectives they discredit their victims by applying the word anti-Semite or anti-Semitic through all the channels they have at their command and under their control. I can speak with great authority on that subject. Because so-called or self-styled Jews were unable to disprove my public statements in 1946 with regard to the situation in Palestine, they spent millions of dollars to smear me as an anti-Semite hoping thereby to discredit me in the eyes of the public who were very much interested in what I had to say. Until 1946 I was a little saint to all so-called or self-styled Jews. When I disagreed with them publicly on the Zionist intentions in Palestine I became suddenly Anti-Semite No. 1.

Willard Hotel speech (1961)

 * Online text - Audio : (Clip 1) - (Clip 2) - (Clip 3)

 * Let me show you what happened while we were all asleep.

 * How much can you depend on their loyalty? You can depend upon their loyalty as much as the Germans depended upon it in 1916. And we're going to suffer the same fate as Germany suffered, and for the same reason.
 * His opinion on the loyalty of Zionists to the United States

 * Who knew it? President Wilson knew it. Colonel House knew it.  Other's knew it. Did I know it? I had a pretty good idea of what was going on: I was liaison to Henry Morgenthau, Sr., in the 1912 campaign when President Wilson was elected, and there was talk around the office there.
 * His opinion that there was a secret deal that resulted in the US entering the First World War on the side of the English.

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Who Wants to Be a Superhero?

Who Wants to Be a Superhero? is a reality show hosted by Stan Lee. Contestants dress up as comic book superheroes of their own invention to win the prize of having their character turned into a comic book and a TV movie for the Sci-Fi Channel.

Episode 1 (Auditions)

 * Woman: My name is 'Ice Bitch'
 * Stan Lee: And what about a catchphrase?
 * Ice Bitch: [Points at Stan's TV] FREEZE MOTHER[Beep]!

 * Man Faye: I was born with my hairy ass and my powers were completely unknown until I-I-ah got into this outfit.

 * Stan Lee: Now How about a catchphrase?
 * Random Contestant: OHWA YUT WHATARUSH-WHATABOAT-TRIP-FORYOU
 * Stan Lee: Thank you very much for coming.
 * Random Contestant: No, Thank you, You rock! [Leaves]
 * Stan Lee: [Laughs for a second before turning to look at someone off screen] What the hell does "Ohwa-yut" meen?!

Episode 2

 * Tyveculus: When I first saw the outfit, I thought, you know what? I'm gonna stay strong, but in the inside, I was like: "WHAT??!!"

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Talk:Steve Irwin

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 * Gone are the days of sittin' back on the long lens on the tripod and lookin' at wildlife way over there. Unh-unh - come with me. Share it with me! Share my wildlife with me, because humans want to save things that they love.

 * Crocodiles are easy; they try to kill and eat you. People are harder; sometimes they pretend to be your friend first. [see his widow's book: https://books.google.com/books?id=k5_NBAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%E2%80%9CCrocodiles+are+easy.+They+try+to+kill+and+eat+you.+People+are+harder.+Sometimes+they+pretend+to+be+your+friend+first.%E2%80%9D&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjMxq3fyqPWAhXL34MKHYCmCmMQ6AEILTAB#v=onepage&q=%E2%80%9CCrocodiles%20are%20easy.&f=false]

 * Every day's a great day when you're an American river otter!

 * Never trust a person that doesn't kiss their pet.

 * I'd love to live until I'm 80. I want to see my daughter grow up; I want to love my wife. I hope I live a long and healthy life; but if I don't, I've had such a wonderful, fulfilled life and I get what a lot of other people don't get, which is to educate people about conservation. There's my reason for living, my passion. This is why God created me.

 * I've been put on this planet to protect wildlife and wildnerness areas, which in essence is gonna help humanity. I want to have the purest oceans, I want to be able to drink water straight outta that creek, I want to stop the ozone layer [from depleting], I want to save the world.

 * My job, my mission, the reason I've been put onto this planet, is to save wildlife. And I thank you for comin' with me. Yeah, let's get 'em!

 * Unless we do something quickly about teaching kids about our dying animals, there isn't going to be much left, if anything, for the generations that follow.

 * What I want to do, with the help of others who share my vision, is to buy up land and save it for the animals that are losing their environment nearby. Just move them into my bit of space. It's a small token in terms of the big wide world but, hey, we've got to do something.

 * Because, when they strike, it can be that quick that if they're within range, you're dead, you're dead in your tracks. And his head weighs more than my body so it's WHACK!

 * But I put my life on the line to save animals.

 * Every cent we earn from Crocodile Hunter goes straight back into conservation. Every single cent.

 * To say that I've got millions in the bank, mate, would be a load of crap. Of course I've made money, but it's all gone back into wildlife welfare. I don't keep it.

 * Herein lies our problem. If we level that much land to grow rice and whatever, then no other animal could live there except for some insect pest species. Which is very unfortunate.

 * This isn't rocket science, mate. We've got to stop being so bloody selfish. We're not the only ones on this planet.

 * I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet.

 * I believe our biggest issue is the same biggest issue that the whole world is facing, and that's habitat destruction.

 * You know, the basic problem is greed and poverty. The poor chop down trees because they need wood for fire, and big companies chop them down for profit, with corrupt officials getting their take while looking the other way, before the wood is exported or sold to local factories. No one thinks about the wildlife that is being left homeless or destroyed due to this desperation and this greed.

 * I believe sustainable use is the greatest propaganda in wildlife conservation at the moment.

 * I believe that education is all about being excited about something. Seeing passion and enthusiasm helps push an educational message.

 * I don't care whether people say I'm a showman, an adrenaline junkie, whatever. They can send me up, shoot me down - I don't care as long as people listen to what I say.

 * It's no good being a conservationist and keeping your lips sealed tight, no matter what you might be doing physically. You've got to tell people what you're doing, so they'll pick it up too, do the same thing. As for me, I'm going to keep on doing this until I can't do it anymore, and that will be the day when I say goodbye to this world.

 * I bled a lot. I got hit across the face. We couldn't film for seven days. I got hit, whacked, underwater, across the face. I finished the shot, got into the boat and blood started coming out.

 * My number one rule is to keep that camera rolling. Even if it's shaky or slightly out of focus, I don't give a rip!

 * I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that.

 * I have no fear of losing my life. If I have to save a koala or a crocodile or a kangaroo or a snake, mate, I will save it.

 * I mean, these are all just little pink bits here (pointing at his arm) and are just curing up now. I've been recently filming a nine-and-a-half-foot female crocodile I had to catch. Oh, man, she bit me up! That was a mistake.

 * I sincerely believe that there's room for cutting down trees for forestry and grazing, so as we all get to eat. Everyone has to compromise.

 * I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian.

 * My belief is that what comes across on the television is a capture of my enthusiasm and my passion for wildlife.

 * My dad taught me from my youngest childhood memories through these connections with Aboriginal and tribal people that you must always protect people's sacred status, regardless of the pest.

 * My field is with apex predators, hence your crocodiles, your snakes, your spiders.

 * No, snakes are no problem. I'd go to any country, anywhere, any snakes, not a problem.

 * See, I've always seen Jacques Cousteau as a hero, mate. He's a legend - like my dad, just a legend. And so what he did for conservation in the '60s through the '70s was just phenomenal.

 * Sharks, I've been self-trained as well, and crocodiles, naturally. I've been catching them since I was nine. No problem.

 * Since I was a boy, from this house, I was out rescuing crocodiles and snakes. My mum and dad were very passionate about that and I was lucky enough to go along.

 * Snakes are just very instinctive to me. I've been playing with snakes since before I could walk. It doesn't matter where or what it is, from the biggest to the most venomous.

 * So fear helps me from making mistakes, but I make lot of mistakes.

 * Fear is a natural thing that us humans have. It keeps us alive. So every time I go in on a venomous snake, a crocodile, a bear, a cougar, a tiger shark — any wild animal — I get a little scared, a little nervy. Fear is a good thing.

 * So now what happens is the cameras follow me around and capture exactly what I've been doing since I was a boy. Only now we have a team of, you know, like 73 of us, and it's gone beyond that.

 * So, my tactic with conservation of apex predators is to get people excited and take them to where they live.

 * Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know.

 * That might have a lot to do with it, but you know, I probably don't show fear, but I suffer from fear like everyone else.

 * The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue.

 * The only animals I'm not comfortable with are parrots, but I'm learning as I go. I'm getting better and better at 'em. I really am.

 * There's a lot of research behind the scenes that you don't get to see, but I have an instinct that my dad nurtured from when I was born. I was very lucky then.

 * We've evolved from sitting back on our tripods and shooting wildlife films like they have been shot historically, which doesn't work for us.

 * When I talk to the camera, mate, it's not like I'm talking to the camera, I'm talking to you because I want to whip you around and plunk you right there with me.

 * I can't stop, mate. I'm on fire. I wake up in the morning and I'm on fire. I just can't do enough. It drives me crazy that I've got to go to sleep; you know, can't I film something at night?

 * When the East Timor conflict broke out, when they gained independence, the militia killed a lot of East Timorese people. And their sacred totem is the crocodile. They believe that their island is actually a solidified crocodile, so it has sacred status.

 * Where I live, if someone gives you a hug, it's from the heart.

 * Yeah, for some reason parrots have to bite me. That's their job. I don't know why that is. They've nearly torn my nose off. I've had some really bad parrot bites.

 * Yeah, I think it's an absolute disaster that Australia, the government, allowed kangaroo killing.

 * You know, I'm Australian, and we have got the worst sense of humor. We are cruel to each other.

 * You know, you can touch a stick of dynamite, but if you touch a venomous snake, it'll turn around and bite you and kill you so fast it's not even funny.

 * I would never blame an animal if it bit me, that is for sure, because I'm at fault, not them... I heal so quickly, I tell you what, if you cut my arm off I would grow a new one.

 * In my life dealing with wildlife, I've been gored, clawed, chomped, bitten, savaged, jumped on, whacked, peed on, even groped! And every single time, it's been my fault. If I get bitten, I've made the mistake; I knew what I was up against when I went in on that animal. And it's been a giant learning curve for me.

 * If there's one thing that I, Steve Irwin, would wanna be remembered for, it's be remembered for passion and enthusiasm. Conservation is my job, my life, my whole persona.

 * When I saw Terri in the crowd, I looked up and our eyes met, and my heart just went "Bang, bang, bang, bang!" - just started thumpin'. It was love at first sight! I know this sounds like it's coming out of some Mills & Boon love novel, but it's true! Love at first sight!

 * I loved my mum more than anything in the world. She nurtured, protected, and loved me all my life. Lyn Irwin was a true "Australian Pioneer Woman", who dedicated her entire life to the rehabilitation and conservation of wildlife and to her family. Every single day, she worked and toiled to save injured and orphaned joeys while maintaining a happy, healthy Irwin clan.

 * Now, marriage is gonna be a tough one with Bindi, but, you know, I'll let her start dating as soon as she turns 31. (laughs)

 * Because this day has come where the audience you need to come with me and be there with an animal.

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Talk:Korean proverbs

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One of the most famous Korean sayings:

Sonbadageuro haneuleul gariryeohanda (손바닥으로 하늘을 가리려한다)

Don't try to cover the whole sky with just the palm of your hand.

 * Explanation: One can only "cover" the sky if he covers his own eyes, but the sky is still there and can not be denied its existence. Therefore, this is a very foolish thing to do.
 * (i) You are denying your past actions and can not come to terms with yourself nor with the other person(s).
 * (ii) You are not being honest to yourself and not admitting how you feel about someone or something.
 * (iii) You are avoiding the obvious, but you are going to have to face it one day.
 * English: The time flies and waits for none.

Dduhsi itnuhn kose kiri itda (뜻이 있는 곳에 길이 있다) "In a place where there is will, there is a road."
 * Basically Korean version of: "Where there's a will, there's a way."

Kong simeundae kongnago, pat simeundae pat nanda (콩 심은데 콩나고, 팥 심은데 팥난다.) "Beans come out from where beans are planted, and padd (red beans) come out from where red beans are planted."
 * Comparable to the English proverb, "You know the tree by its fruit."

Weonsungido namueseo ddeoleojinda (원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다.)

"Even monkeys may fall from trees."
 * Even experts make mistakes
 * Swedish equivalent: Even the best ones can do wrong.

Malhanaro cheonnyangbit gapneunda (말하나로 천냥빚 갚는다).

Repaying a 1000-Nyang (old Korean currency unit) with one word.
 * Meaning: Tact can go far, and may even settle large debts.

Natmaleun saega deudgo bammaleun juiga deudneunda (낮말은 새가 듣고 밤말은 쥐가 듣는다).

"Birds listen to day-words and rats listen to night-words."
 * Be careful of when or where you say, because there are always people around that may overhear you.
 * English equivalent:: The walls have ears.

Seodanggae sam nyeone pungweol eupneunda (서당개 삼 년에 풍월 읊는다).

After three years at a village schoolhouse, even a dog can recite a poem.
 * English equivalent: Practice makes perfect.

Bin surega yoranhada (빈 수레가 요란하다). - An empty cart rattles loudly.

 * Meaning: It is not the ones who advertises for themself that can accomplish the most.
 * French equivalent: It is not the cow that moos the most that gives the most milk.

Aneun gildo muleogara (아는 길도 물어가라). - Even if you know the way, ask one more time.

 * Do not be overconfident and assume that you know anything perfectly well. There are always unknown or unexpected details.

Shijaki banida (시작이 반이다). - Starting is half the task.

 * A good start is important to any effort.
 * English equivalent: Well begun is half done.

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Horangineun jugeumyeon gajugeul namgigo, sarameun jugeumyun ireumeul namginda (호랑이는 죽으면 가죽을 남기고, 사람은 죽으면 이름을 남긴다) "When tigers die, they leave leather behind. When people die, they leave their names behind."

Kong simeundae kongnago, pat simeundae pat nanda (콩 심은데 콩나고, 팥 심은데 팥난다.) "Beans come out from where beans are planted, and padd (red beans) come out from where red beans are planted."
 * Comparable to the English proverb, "You know the tree by its fruit."

Weonsungido namueseo ddeoleojinda (원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다.)

"Even monkeys may fall from trees."
 * Even experts make mistakes

Ganeunmali gowuoya oneunmali gopda (가는말이 고와야 오는말이 곱다).

"Coming words will be beautiful if gone words were beautiful."
 * Sweet responses are begotten from sweet words. What you say is what you will hear.

Malhanaro cheonnyangbit gapneunda (말하나로 천냥빚 갚는다).

Repaying a 1000-Nyang (old Korean currency unit) with one word.
 * Tact can go far, and may even settle large debts.

Cheonritgileun han geoleumbuteo (천릿길은 한 걸음부터)

"A 1000-li (old Korean length unit, about 0.4 km) journey starts with one step."
 * All things have a beginning. Even great projects must start with something, be it small or large.

Ggoriga gilmyeon japinda (꼬리가 길면 잡힌다).

"One will get caught if one's tail is too long."
 * Leaving behind much traces of yourself, or acting widely will make yourself conspicuous and easily apprehended.

Natmaleun saega deudgo bammaleun juiga deudneunda (낮말은 새가 듣고 밤말은 쥐가 듣는다).

"Birds listen to day-words and rats listen to night-words."
 * Be careful of when or where you say, because there are always people around that may overhear you.

Dduineun nom uie naneun nom itda (뛰는 놈 위에 나는 놈 있다).

"There's a running chump, and above it is a flying chump."
 * There's always someone better than someone else at something.

Seodanggae sam nyeone pungweol eupneunda (서당개 삼 년에 풍월 읊는다).

After three years at a village schoolhouse, even a dog can recite a poem.
 * Practice makes perfect.

So ilko ueyanggan gochinda (소 잃고 외양간 고친다).

 * After losing a cow, one repairs the barn.
 * Only after a big disaster, you fix the problem.

Tiggeulmoa taesan (티끌모아 태산).

 * Gather dust to build a mountain.
 * From dust, one can build the Tai Sahn, a mystical mountain, the highest in the world - a proverb about saving.

Deungjan michi eodupda (등잔 밑이 어둡다).

 * It's darkest underneath the lampstand.
 * We often do not know what is going on right in front of us. It is a kind of warning to keep an eye on your own business and to take care of the matters close to you first.

Bin surega yoranhada (빈 수레가 요란하다). - An empty cart rattles loudly.

 * Fools who know nothing constantly try to show off what they know, but the wise who know all are silent.

Aneun gildo muleogara (아는 길도 물어가라). - Even if you know the way, ask one more time.

 * Do not be overconfident and assume that you know anything perfectly well. There are always unknown or unexpected details.

Namwi ddeogi deo keo boinda (남의 떡이 더 커 보인다). - Someone else's rice cake always looks bigger.

 * Comparable to the English proverb, "The grass is always greener on the other side"

"Dangsin-eun jeonche-e seoitdamyeon dangsin-eun pagoisseo, dangsin-eun pagoreul jungjihaeyahamnida."

(당신은 전체에 서있다면 당신은 파고있어, 당신은 파고를 중지해야합니다). "If you're standing in the hole you're digging, you should stop digging."
 * Know when to stop. It is easy to make it almost impossible to get out of trouble.

Shijaki banida (시작이 반이다). - Starting is half the task.

 * A good start is important to any effort.

Horangido je malhamyeon onda (호랑이도 제 말하면 온다). - If you speak of the tiger, it will come

 * Comparable to the English proverb, "Speaking of the Devil"

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The Ricky Gervais Show

The Ricky Gervais Show is a humorous audio show in the U.K. starring Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, and Karl Pilkington.

= XFM Radio = The show started in November 2001 on Xfm, and aired in weekly periods for months at a time throughout 2002, 2003, 2004, and mid-2005.

 * Season I: The Early Years
 * Season II
 * Season III
 * Season IV

= Podcast/Audiobooks = In November 2005, the Positive Internet Company hosted the show on behalf of The Guardian as a podcast as a series of 12 shows. Throughout January and February 2006, the podcast was consistently ranked the number one podcast in the world; it may appear in the 2007 Guinness World Record for the world's most downloaded podcast, having gained an average of 261,670 downloads per episode during its first month.

The beginning of season two saw the show moving to the "Audiobook" format, as it was decided that they should be paid since it cost money for them to make the show - the first season was paid for by the Guardian.

The fourth season returned to the "Podcast" format, and was free, a thank you from the makers for all of the people that downloaded the first three seasons.

 * Season I
 * Season II
 * Season III
 * Season IV: The Podfather

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Thugaboo

Thugaboo is a series of children's television specials created by the Wayans Brothers. It first aired on Nicktoons, on August 11, 2006. To date there have been two Thugaboo specials.

Sneaker Madness

 * Speaker Woman: I know that ya'll are aware that today marks the end of our summer program. Which means the pool will be closing. Which means no more swimming... [Two men pull a plug out of the pool which causes the water to go through the drain]
 * Dirty: Yeah, my mama says for me to leave my mark on the world. Ha ha! This is baller!
 * [as Dirty had a black liquid under him]
 * Speaker Woman: ...And no more free lunches. [A woman takes away a sandwich that Slim was eating, and then slaps the back of his head causing a piece of the sandwich to fall out of his mouth]
 * Slim: Ow! Talk about slapping the taste out of somebody's mouth.
 *  Speaker Woman: In parting, I hope ya'll had a very fun and lovely summer. But to put it to you short and simple, ya'll don't have to go home, but you got to get the heck up out of here!!! Now take your little greedy behinds home with your parents!!! I'M TIRED OF WATCHING OVER YA'LL!!!! I GOT MY OWN KIDS, SHOOT!!!!

 * D-Roc: (Rapping) Yeah. Hear me. Hear me. My flow is slow. What do you know? I want those Air Jareds. I ain't got the-- I ain't got the..... What rhymes with "know"? [A unseen man throws a potato at D-Roc]
 * Unseen Man: IT'S "DOUGH" STUPID!!!

 * Speaker Woman: Attention shoppers and window shoppers. Please quiet your bratty children and listen to this announcement. Ladies, please don't try to fit your BIG OL' FOOT in a size 6 when you really are a man's 12. And to all you CHEAP men. Please don't sample perfume alone in the fragrance department. Instead, I suggest you go home, and wash yo' behinds!! 'Cause chopped onions and Old Spice don't mix. Now I gots to go. Because I need to return this dress that I'm wearing before the store closes. I'M THROUGH!!! [Drops microphone as we hear her walking off]

 * D-Roc: (Singing) I'm ready!
 * Soo-Young: (Singing) I'm ready!
 * D-Roc & Soo-Young: (Singing) Your mark, get set, get ready, let's go!

 * Big Kid: (Talking to D-Roc) Look here, punk. Your sister accused me of cutting the line. And that makes me feel... Pain. And when I feel pain, it makes me want to fight.
 * D-Roc: (Nervously) Oh, you thought she said "you cut the line". What she acctually said is... "We cut the price in half, READ the sign! [Draws on the sign to make the price half-off]
 * Big Kid: Oh, I can't read that sign from way up here. [He literally punches D-Roc's face off] Now look what you made me do! ::(Crying) Mama!!! (Runs away while crying) I punched that boy's face off, Mama!!!
 * Big Kid's Mom: BOY, YOU ALWAYS STARTIN' TROUBLE!!!! COME HERE AND MAKE YOUR MAMA A CHEESE SANDWICH!!!!

Miracle On D-Roc's Street

 * D-Roc: (Rapping) I'm buildin' a snowman with my new G-Bot toy. His name is Mega-G, and he's full of Christmas joy. 'Cause it's Christmas time. I'm busting Christmas rhymes with a flow so slick, I can stop on a-- Quarter? [The unseen man throws a snowball at him]
 * Unseen Man: IT'S "DIME", STUPID!!!

 * Big Kid: (To D-Roc) I hear you gonna kick my butt.
 * D-Roc: (Nervously) No. No, no, no. Of course not. You got it all wrong. I didn't say I would "kick your butt", I said "we should let that nice kid cut"!
 * Big Kid: Are you calling me a liar? 'Cause I don't like liars. My mama lied to me about the Tooth Fairy. So I knocked out all my teeth. Then she lost her job, and didn't leave me no money. So I was angry and toothless. And when I get toothless, I fight. [He literally punches D-Roc's skeleton out of his skin] (Runs away while crying) MAMAAAAA!!!!! THIS BOY MADE ME PUNCH HIS FLESH OFF, MAMA!!!!!!!

 * Speaker Woman: Attention shoppers and shoplifters. The mall will be closing in 3 hours. And they ain't paying me no overtime, so you gots to go. And to all you parents, please have your children ask Santa for toys, and toys only. If it's a doll, or a train set, Santa will get it. But braces, medical insurance, and bunk beds is something YOU should go buy. Now I gots to go. So merry Christmas, happy hermonicas (Haunnakah), and Felix Trevidez (Feliz Navidad: Spanish for "Merry Christmas"). I'M THROUGH!!!! [Drops the microphone as we here her walking off]

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Newton Lee

Newton Lee is a computer scientist who is an author and administrator in the field of education and technology commercialization.

Quotes

 * Learning is an innate human behavior. A healthy baby is happy and excited to learn to speak, play and express itself. Why should learning stop being fun? The human race cannot survive without continuous learning. Let us impart the enthusiasm and creativity of learning in the classrooms.
 * Virginia Tech Collegiate Times (November 1990)

 * I sometimes wish to be a kid again and go through life a little differently.
 * The Nightmares of a Journalist (1991)

 * Human beings will never evolve to higher creatures if we are constantly restricted by rules and regulations.
 * The Nightmares of a Journalist (1991)

 * Being a Disney VoluntEAR reinforces my belief in Walt's vision for The Walt Disney Company to bring happiness to every family in the world.
 * Disney Consumer Products News (Summer 1998)

 * I am never content with what I have [accomplished]. Jimmy reminded me of those less fortunate than I, people out there who are struggling just to survive.
 * Disney Consumer Products News (Summer 1998)

 * The meaning of life for human beings is to serve one another for the survival of humanity and the advancement of civilization.
 * ACM Computers in Entertainment (Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2005)

 * Through knowledge, you can develop the economy. Without knowledge, you cannot improve a society.
 * American Film Institute (November 4, 2006)

 * May we all come to realize that education and the humanities should be valued for nurturing our minds and society as a whole, and not only as a means to build future careers.
 * ACM Computers in Entertainment (Volume 5, Issue 2, May 2007)

 * You can be a good Christian and a transhumanist. You can be a good Muslim and a transhumanist. You can be a good Buddhist and a transhumanist. Transhumanism gives different religions a common ground for people to live peacefully together, and as a result, to create a better future -- a brave new world of utopia, not dystopia.
 * People Unlimited’s Ageless Education (April 7, 2019)

 * Everyone has talent. The question is how do we find it, and how do we nurture it?
 * Vincennes University (December 2019)

 * COVID-19 is a wake-up call for humanity to be born again. In Christianity, born again is an experience when the teachings of Jesus become real, and the “born again” acquires a personal relationship with God. In humanity, born again is an experience when the teachings of natural phenomena become real, and the “born again” acquires a personal relationship with the planet Earth.
 * LinkedIn (April 13, 2020)

 * We can change our future, but we cannot escape our destiny. That is why life is a journey, not a destination. All roads lead to Rome, but our actions and inaction determine the meaning of our life regardless of the outcome.
 * LinkedIn (January 1, 2021)

 * The Tower of Babel fell apart not because of technology but because of languages.
 * LinkedIn (April 28, 2021)

 * If you are too careful about taking risks, you end up not doing anything. If you don’t want to take any responsibilities, again you end up doing nothing in life. Transhumanists are the ones who actually want to take risks and want to take responsibilities. And that’s what we are doing!
 * Collective Superintelligence Summit (June 4, 2021)

 * AI is already embedded in our daily life. There are more AI applications than people realize. I think of AI as "augmented intelligence" instead of "artificial intelligence".
 * LinkedIn (February 26, 2022)

Disney Stories: Getting to Digital, 2012

 * Disney Stories: Getting to Digital (Springer, April 26, 2012)

 * Change was a constant in Walt Disney’s commitment to tell a story well, to bring it to an audience through the technology of the day, and to push that technology so that rather than controlling the story, it enhanced the story and gave it an opportunity to touch people, to speak to each of them individually, to make it believable.

 * Apart from a 20-minute stunt as Eeyore at Disneyland for “Disney Way One” and countless joyful hours of volunteering with my fellow colleagues, my job at Disney Online was mainly to make children happy by creating entertaining and educational games.

Digital Da Vinci: Computers in Music, 2014

 * Digital Da Vinci: Computers in Music (Springer, April 30, 2014)

 * Computers and music are converging in a new era of digital Renaissance as more and more musicians such as will.i.am are learning how to code while an increasing number of software programmers are learning how to play music.

 * MP3 and peer-to-peer file sharing technology single-handedly disrupted the age-old music business. iTunes and YouTube have displaced record stores and MTV. If we take the cue from Netflix which has successfully produced original content, it will not be long before Apple and Google will sign new artists and rival the record labels.

Digital Da Vinci: Computers in the Arts and Sciences, 2014

 * Digital Da Vinci: Computers in the Arts and Sciences (Springer, August 2, 2014)

 * To quote computer graphics pioneer Ivan Sutherland who said in 1965: "The ultimate display would, of course, be a room within which the computer can control the existence of matter. A chair displayed in such a room would be good enough to sit in. Handcuffs displayed in such a room would be confining, and a bullet displayed in such a room would be fatal." Sutherland's futuristic vision sounds just like Star Trek’s holodeck!

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2014

 * Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition) (Springer, October 20, 2014)

 * Information is power. Disinformation is abuse of power.

 * Every major technological innovation propels humanity forward to the point of no return.

 * With the massive amount of personal data on the Internet, Facebook nation has opened Pandora's box of total information awareness in the age of big data. Fortunately, Pandora's box released not only evil but also hope. ... The hope is that good will trump evil.

 * Dictatorship of the majority over the minority would be an encroachment on the rights of the individual and their prerogative to personal freedom.

 * The useful information for the millions outweighs the privacy of the few.

 * Better information awareness does not mean less personal freedoms. Feeling safe in school is a prerequisite for a conducive learning environment. Everyone should be free to express their opinions, voice their concerns, and become better informed.

 * Not only that “every dog has its day”, but also that “every dog has its data” in the digital information age.

 * Facebook nation exists in the intersection of humanities and sciences, somewhere in between the fictional worlds of The Godfather Part II and Minority Report.

 * Personal analytics combined with social networks provide a high-tech mechanism for self-help and self-improvement.

 * As wearable devices, health tracking, and quantified self are gaining popularity, human beings are also becoming part of the Internet of things.

 * As citizen journalists and bloggers are becoming more important in news gathering and timely dissemination, mainstream media has found an important ally in the Fifth Estate.

 * Thanks to the Internet, words can travel at the speed of light, and no amount of censorship can stop the flow of information. ... Thanks to Malala’s courage, no militant can silence her. Thanks to the Internet, the pen is mightier than the sword.

 * Social media amplifies both the good side and the dark side of human nature. ... Notwithstanding human ignorance, freedom of expression is essential.

 * Like the seemingly impossible moon landing, Hollywood has repeatedly predicted the future, including self-destructing messages.

 * Although there is a delicate balance between children’s privacy and parental awareness, a good parent should always be attentive to their children’s activities and feelings – both online and offline.

 * Social media has given a new meaning to life after death.

 * One of the root causes of miscommunication is that people do not always mean what they say or do.

 * Online dating versus traditional dating is like using an electronic calculator versus an abacus. They both can give you accurate results if used properly, but one of them is obviously faster and easier in the modern age.

 * The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: data brokers are like the Wild West -- untamed and without governance.

 * Every major technological innovation propels humanity forward to the point of no return. ... Instead of turning back, we must continue to innovate and push humanity towards the next point of no return. It is a good thing.

 * By satisfying the insatiable desire for communication with others who seem to be willing to listen, people have voluntarily sacrificed some degree of personal privacy. “Have one’s cake and eat it too” does not apply to personal privacy in the world of ubiquitous social networks.

 * To some, Facebook is both a self-published tabloid and a public relations gem. To others, Facebook is a communication tool for families and friends around the world to stay in touch. From a macroscopic point of view, Facebook offers insights into public sentiments and national trends. In a microscopic view, Facebook allows people to reach out and connect on a very personal level.

 * Why is it that technology is often the one to blame? On the contrary, social media encourages people to “think aloud” and come up with bold, new, controversial, or opposing ideas.

 * The future is arriving sooner than we imagine.

 * While Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) helps prevent World War III, Total Information Awareness (TIA) offers insights into some of the biggest challenges facing humanity.

 * Only time will tell if serendipity becomes zemblanity as consumers are constantly bombarded by advertisements.

 * The question is not whether Total Information Awareness (TIA) is here to stay; the real question is whether TIA is a one-way street or a two-way street.

 * In spite of the potential risk of misinformation and disinformation, anonymous social apps can be powerful tools for citizen journalists, whistleblowers, political activists, crime tippers, and other cybercitizens whose online privacy is a matter of the utmost importance.

 * In humanity, there is no one size fits all. The best we can all do is to be vigilant and empathic at the same time.

 * The levers of power have been tipping toward the public, thanks to social media.

 * Morning newspapers are yesterday's news; social media news are the now moments.

 * In the digital world, delete does not always delete.

 * Online births and deaths in Facebook Nation made me question why people could not live without borders. Birthright citizenship is like being baptized into a religion as an infant. Taking a page from Veronica Roth’s novel Divergent, people should be free to choose where they belong when they grow up.

Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition), 2015

 * Counterterrorism and Cybersecurity: Total Information Awareness (2nd Edition) (Springer, April 7, 2015)

 * Cybersecurity is everyone's responsibility. ... In the spirit of President John F. Kennedy, one may proclaim: "Ask not what cybersecurity can do for you, ask what you can do for cybersecurity."

 * No single countermeasure or mitigation service is 100% efficacious. It requires the entire international community to ACT — Achieve Cybersecurity Together. As the world is increasingly interconnected, everyone shares the responsibility of securing cyberspace.

 * Journalists should be watchdogs, not lapdogs.

 * An open internet is an open platform for debating opposing views. It allows both popular and unpopular voices to be heard. It is a civilized outlet for frustrated individuals to express themselves without resorting to violence or terrorism.

 * The two-way street of Total Information Awareness is the road that leads to a more transparent and complete picture of ourselves, our governments, and our world.

 * While information is the oxygen of the modern age, disinformation is the carbon monoxide that can poison generations.

 * American civil rights activist and U.S. Army Sergeant Medgar Evers once said that "you can kill a man, but you can't kill an idea." His statement applies to both good and evil. Drones are powerful assassination weapons that offer short-term fixes. Drones kill terrorists, but not the idea of terrorism in the long term.

 * War is legitimized state-sponsored terrorism in a grand scale.

 * The enormous amount of financial resources and creative energy that nations have spent on wars and weapons could have been redirected to curing deadly diseases, feeding the hungry, eliminating poverty, promoting art and culture, investing in renewable clean energy, and solving a host of other important challenges facing humanity.

 * The U.S. government needs to learn from successful private businesses that run an effective and efficient operation in serving their customers and outwitting their competitors.

 * There is a fine line between free speech and hate speech. Free speech encourages debate whereas hate speech incites violence.

 * Illegal spying happens more often than not, but to various degrees depending on the perpetrators and the persons of interest. Besides being morally wrong, unsanctioned or extracurricular spying activities risk the unnecessary exposure of technological apparatus and the potential compromise of the espionage network. When a covert action is not fully supported by a spying organization from top to bottom, an unintentional domino or butterfly effect can jeopardize ongoing and future legitimate operations (to the happy tune of counterintelligence).

 * The Sony saga has brought to light a hidden sinister: Cyber terrorism has reached a whole new level by combining cyber attacks and threats of physical terrorism.

 * Cyber attacks and terrorist threats are a lethal combination that can only be resolved by aligning conscientious counterterrorism policies with cybersecurity technologies.

 * The most effective propaganda is a mixture of truths, half truths, and lies.

 * Trying to get rid of the symptoms (terrorists) without paying attention to the root cause (terrorist motives) does not eradicate the disease but may instead exacerbate it.

 * Drugs and terrorism are both mind-altering and deadly.

 * While there are a number of ways to combat terrorism, attempting to cure the symptoms without tackling the root causes is like waging a losing war on drugs.

 * Terrorism is metastasizing like cancer in the global body of humanity.

 * A man who is at peace with himself is less likely to turn into an extremist or a terrorist.

 * 1/2 cup of hope and 1/2 cup of kindness seem like a litmus test by asking "Is the glass half empty or half full?" Nature shows us in every waking moment that where there is life, there is hope. And to quote the movie Horns starring Daniel Radcliffe and Juno Temple, "Man is not born evil. The Devil himself was a fallen angel," there is kindness in everyone if you dig deep enough.

 * It would make a positive difference in world security and counterterrorism by setting our mind on pursuing peaceful solutions rather than escalating the war on terror. Mahatma Gandhi once said, "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

 * Satire in media such as The Interview and Charlie Hebdo walk a fine line between freedom of speech and dangerous incitement.

 * It will make a positive difference in world security and counterterrorism by setting our mind on pursuing peaceful solutions rather than escalating the war on terror.

 * Mahatma Gandhi once said, "You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty." Besides, two wrongs do not make a right. President Obama is right: Peace is the only path to true security.

 * It is conceivable that AI will be able to understand all the news and investigative reports in all languages from both traditional and social media, connect the dots, predict imminent dangers, and identify long-term concerns.

 * To err is human. AI software modeled after humans will inevitably make mistakes. It is fine as long as the software learns from its errors and improves itself, which is something that humans ought to learn from AI. Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, wrote in "Case of Voluntary Ignorance" in Collected Essays (1959): "That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach."

 * Finger-pointing can derail progress and incite revenge.

 * Media manipulation is commonplace. For people who do not look outside their comfort zone, they will never learn the whole truth. If scientists had not challenged the status quo, we would not have enjoyed modern medicine and technological innovations today.

 * It is pointless to debate which religions promote peace or violence. Even Buddhist monks who are widely regarded as pacifists have taken up arms in strife-torn regions ... Religious experiences are, by nature, emotional and subject to interpretations by clergy and believers throughout history.

 * Regardless of how secure a communication line is and how unbreakable a cryptographic algorithm seems to be, the weak links are often the endpoints - the sender (before encryption) and the recipient (after decryption) - unless they are code talkers using a language more obscure than Navajo.

 * Too many people prefer to stay inside their own comfort zones with a one-sided liberal or conservative sentiment.

 * American musician and activist Henry Rollins once said, "A coward hides behind freedom. A brave person stands in front of freedom and defends it for others." Murdering innocent people who are defenseless is a cowardly act. Standing up to difficult life circumstances and oppressive regimes is bravery.

 * Deadly weapons as big as a missile-equipped drone and as small as a .50-caliber bullet are now under software control, which could be disastrous if they were hacked.

 * One should not underestimate the power of persuasion by well-crafted propaganda films. D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation in 1915 helped to resurrect Ku Klux Klan in Georgia; and Leni Riefenstahl's award-winning Triumph of the Will in 1935 helped fuel the rise of Nazism in Germany.

 * Give a human face to drug users and understand why they need narcotics is the only chance that we have to win the war on drugs. ... Give a human face to terrorists and understand why they resort to violence is the only chance that we have to win the war on terror.

 * Although our every move may be monitored and recorded, we feel complete freedom to do whatsoever we want other than causing harm to others or damages to properties.

 * Temporary safety is not the same as long-term security. A false sense of security is like the calm before the storm.

 * Peace is the only path to true security; and peace requires both free speech and willingness to listen.

 * The "need to know" syndrome had reached epidemic proportions within the U.S. government, all the way to top including the Presidents of the United States (giving them the benefit of the doubt).

 * Each and everyone on Earth can make one small step, which will cumulatively result in a giant leap for mankind towards world peace.

 * World peace is as simple and elegant as E=mc2. Peace is not a mystery. We know what peace is. The questions are: How do we get there? How long does it take to get there? Do we need another Einstein to help figure this out?

 * Humankind too often cooks up an excuse to start war instead of making peace. Rather than developing better strategies to win wars, we should focus on better recipes to attain peace.

 * There is nothing like having a United Nations at home.

 * In ancient times, countries and tribes form alliances through arranged marriages. Nowadays, it is up to eligible bachelors and bachelorettes to forge friendship, peace, and understanding among nations and races through civil unions.

 * With over a billion active users, Facebook is in a unique position to influence the world by enabling Facebook users to create grassroots movements for peace.

 * Vital information for the millions outweighs the privacy of the few.

 * Stolen digital certificates and DNS poisoning make a lethal cocktail.

 * Universities are good at producing engineers, doctors, lawyers, and such, but they often gloss over difficult moral and philosophical subjects such as the meaning of life, love, prejudice, war, and peace.
 * A just and lasting peace demands apologies and forgiveness. ... A just and lasting peace embraces gender equality. ... A just and lasting peace calls for economic reforms.

 * Experiencing a melting pot of cultures within an immediate or extended family on a daily basis is nothing less than marvelous, stimulating, and conducive to personal growth.

 * The more information that countries and peoples have about each other, the better and safer the world will become.

 * The pen is mightier than the sword. Through uncensored journalistic investigations and opinion pieces presenting both sides of the coin, the press can eliminate the need for terrorists to commit violent crimes in order to get their messages across.

Google It: Total Information Awareness, 2016

 * Google It: Total Information Awareness (Springer, October 25, 2016)

 * Verily, trust Google. The truth is out there; we just need to know how to Google it!

 * Sometimes the answers are hiding in plain sight. A eureka moment came to Archimedes when he connected the dots between the ordinary routine of taking a bath and the scientific pursuit of determining the volume of an irregularly shaped object.

 * Total information awareness has helped to stabilize relations among international powers, and to that end espionage is making the world a safer place.

 * Too many people prefer to stay inside their own comfort zones with a one-sided liberal or conservative sentiment, creating their own information silos.

 * When people refuse to see how things look from another point of view, their silo mentality has fueled arguments in families, disputes with neighbors, bigotry between races, and conflicts among nations.

 * Albert Einstein quipped that “everyone sits in the prison of his own ideas; he must burst it open.” Although we may not have the complete knowledge or we may be bombarded with contradictory information, we can still make informed decisions based on wisdom and the knowledge of good and evil.

 * Knowledge in and of itself is devoid of good and evil. Knowledge, however, does not necessarily make human beings wiser. In fact, knowledge without wisdom can be outright dangerous.

 * We do need education, just not the one-size-fits-all education. Albert Einstein did not talk until he was four years old.

 * The cookie-cutter education system has failed both genius kids and special-needs children. Status quo stifles creativity.

 * Teachers, not students, are the ones who are failing. As Albert Einstein said that “all religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree,” the detachment of philosophy – the forefather of all knowledge and academic disciplines – from mathematics, sciences, and technology is the fundamental reason for failure in modern-day K-12 and higher education.

 * Since the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, mass media has ushered in a new era of collective consciousness – a set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes that operate as a unifying force within society. Notwithstanding the danger of assimilation akin to the Borg in Star Trek, the Internet is accelerating collective consciousness and revolutionizing economy, politics, and education, among others.

 * In the foreseeable future, a poor child in a remote corner of the world will be able to create a killer app, solve the P versus NP problem, formulate the Theory of Everything, and find a cure to cancer and other diseases – all without formal education. The Internet is the teacher.

 * Imagine what $1.57 trillion in cash and 7.9 billion hours of service could have done to solve some of the most pressing issues today. We may not achieve an immediate unalloyed success without a few bumps along the way, but the successful Moon landing was preceded by many failures.

 * Moon landing was a huge challenge that was solved by human perseverance and ingenuity, in spite of the mere 50% chance of success according to American astronaut Neil Armstrong. Imagine what else we can accomplish if America and the whole world is determined to eradicate wars, diseases, pollutions, global warming, poverty, homelessness, world hunger, and other human sufferings.

 * It is easier to point fingers than to accept responsibilities. People complain about elected officials but they do not care to vote. They criticize some multinational corporations but their banks and 401K are profiting from the stocks of those companies.

 * A modern-day serpent is anyone who disseminates misinformation and disinformation in their verisimilitude.

 * Unfairness builds character and brings diversity to the otherwise homogeneous and isotropic existence.

 * Diversity emanates beauty.

 * By losing his religion, he has found God.

 * One God, multiple manifestations – in both the spiritual realm and the physical world – just as Albert Einstein wrote about the wave-particle duality of light.

 * A few musical notes can morph into countless new songs, and a small set of vocabulary can create a congeries of poems. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations.

 * Einstein believed that religion and science could coexist without being at odds with one another, in spite of the religious zealots and the gung-ho atheists being constantly at war with each other.

 * According to the second law of thermodynamics, the sum of the entropies of the participating bodies must increase. Yet, living organisms seem to exhibit a deliberate anti-entropic force that hints at “by design” rather than “by chance.”

 * Creationism and Darwinism are not necessarily contradictory; they each have an answer to the age-old catch-22 question “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”

 * Abrahamic religions – Islam, Christianity, and Judaism – are neither religions of peace nor religions of violence. They are storytellers of the past and forewarners of the future.

 * What will it take to rally all peoples and nations to unite in the name of humanity? An all-out alien invasion or imminent mass extinction? Perhaps a gentler proposal like a Human Heritage Month would help to raise awareness that we are all human beings living together on the same beautiful planet marred by undue human conflicts and selfishness.

 * Forgiveness, not vengeance, yields peace and security.

 * It takes a lot more women than just a few female geniuses, presidents, military combat generals, CEOs, and the new $20 bills with Harriet Tubman to dismantle the entrenched mindset of chauvinism and patriarchy.

 * The Bible is the most brutally honest book that does not whitewash or sugarcoat history.

 * It is up to humankind to make peace on earth, not by force but based on free will. Albert Einstein said, “Whatever there is of God and goodness in the universe, it must work itself out and express itself through us. We cannot stand aside and let God do it.”

 * If the first Christians – as described in the first chapters of the Book of Acts – were to rule the country, the United States of America would embrace socialism or perhaps even communism.

 * Denying the existence of God the Creator is like an artificial intelligent machine doubting the existence of human inventors.

 * Nature shows us its artistic beauty that sciences explain the hows and religions contemplate the whys.

 * It is high time we treated drug abuse and terrorism as diseases instead of wars -- curing the patients rather than killing them.

 * The real solution to human longevity will likely involve both traditional and alternative medicine, scientific and philosophical problem-solving, as well as big data analysis and human intuition.

 * It may come as a surprise to many people that the human genome contains human endogenous retroviruses (HERVs) that are linked to cancer, autoimmune diseases, multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, and more. Gene editing offers a new hope to eradicating many deadly hereditary diseases.

 * The mysterious universe cannot be explained from one angle alone; instead it requires multiple paradigms including Newtonian physics, Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, and Quantum Mechanics.

 * Boredom often stems from the lack of desire to reinvent oneself. Life is anything but boring.

 * The most precious thing that people can give to one another is time.

 * If the meaning of life is futility, human longevity loses its luster.

 * IBM scientist Murray Campbell from the Deep Blue team revealed that the “extremely human move” in the chess game against Gary Kasparov was actually a bug in the program that was later fixed. What an opportune moment for a computer to evince that “To err is human!”

 * There are moments in time when we feel that we are trapped in a mortal body, stuck between a rock and a hard place, being pulled in two opposite directions, or treading the fine line between reality and illusion.

 * In tribute to The Matrix trilogy, artificial superintelligence is the disruptive red pill that will help us to transcend our human limitations in mind, body, and spirit.

 * Instead of fearing the unknown, we must conquer our fear.

 * Human-machine symbiosis goes beyond sexbots to develop empathy and relationship.

 * The last thing we want is a nasty divorce between humans and superintelligent machines, for that would certainly spell the end of the human race.

 * Human-machine symbiosis and artificial superintelligence may hold the key to the Holy Grail of human longevity and immortality.

 * Transhumanism can offer new insights and unorthodox solutions to insurmountable problems that have stumped politicians for years, decades, and centuries.

 * Our strongest ally in the battle against death is the combination of futurism, transhumanism, science, technology, philosophy, and politics.

 * With quantum computing, scientists are learning how to better formulate questions, lest we end up with a perplexing answer like “42.”

 * One can postulate that the supercomputer in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was subtly referring to the 42-line Bible, better known as the Gutenberg Bible

 * “To be, or not to be” is such a mesmerizing quote because it applies to almost every decision in life. The choices we make define who we are.

 * Total information awareness has helped to stabilize relations among international powers, and to that end espionage is making the world a safer place.

 * The FBI may decide to leave a suspected mole undisturbed for years in order to feed him false critical information at an opportune moment or to use him to catch a bigger fish.

 * Whether the 6-day creation story is a fable or the truth alluding to time dilation in Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity, the Bible and the Quran – sharing the same root as an Abrahamic religion – are undoubtedly amongst the most profound and influential books ever written.

 * Despite the separation of church and state in the U.S. Constitution, a Christian politician facing a conundrum may ask, “What would Jesus do?” or WWJD. A transhumanist politician not only relies on a moral compass but also seeks the best solutions with the help of science and technology in addition to formal and informal politics.

 * Given the chance to let machines do the job, Google cofounder Larry Page estimated that nine out of 10 people “wouldn’t want to be doing what they’re doing today.” The remaining 10 % really love their jobs and make no distinction between working and playing.

 * Human-machine symbiosis is the workforce of the future.

 * A more well-rounded higher education is necessary to graduate more ethical hackers and fewer cybercriminals, more socially responsible leaders and fewer wolves of Wall Street.

 * Transhumanism is the most inclusive ideology for all ethnicities and races, the religious and atheists, conservatives and liberals, young and old.

 * Google cofounder Larry Page once broached the question: “Are people really focused on the right things?”

 * A transhumanist solution is to accelerate the research and development of smart guns and non-lethal weapons.

 * Transhumanists would invest in better infrastructure that can withstand hurricane, earthquakes, and natural or manmade disasters.

 * In time, robots will be more versatile and ubiquitous.

 * World peace is in the best interests of everyone. Protectionism is not an option in today’s global economy. Nationalism should not outweigh international cooperation.

 * As M said in the 2015 James Bond movie Spectre, “All the surveillance in the world can’t tell you what to do next. A license to kill is also a license not to kill.” America can exert its influence globally without resorting to war.

 * Transhumanists around the world are cooperating to mitigate existential threats to humankind.

 * Transhumanists are building the Tower of Babel not to challenge God but to better understand the universe and human beings created in God’s image.

 * Marc Goodman, global security advisor and futurist, spoke at the TEDGlobal 2012 in Edinburgh about his ominous warning: “If you control the code, you control the world. This is the future that awaits us.” First source code, then genetic code. Transhumanists are well aware of that danger and are highly respectful of individual freedom and privacy in the new era of total information awareness.

 * Given that the first manned Moon landing only had a 50 % chance of landing safely on the moon’s surface, it was an exemplary faith in technology and human spirit.

 * Let’s not give up on faith and the human spirit in accomplishing the impossible – world peace, universal rights, and human longevity to name a few.

 * The advancement of education and the advancement of society are absolutely synonymous. The causes of conflict can be eliminated only through the advancement of both.

 * As artificial intelligence continues to evolve into superintelligence, King Solomon's challenge will supersede the Turing test.

The Transhumanism Handbook, 2019

 * Modern humanity with some 5,000 years of recorded history has been experiencing growing pains, with no end in sight. It is high time for humanity to grow up and to transcend itself by embracing transhumanism.

 * To err is human, whether we are religious, atheist, or agnostic.

 * Everyone is using science and technology to enhance or to alter our body chemistry in order to stay healthy and be more in control of our lives. We are all transhumanists to varying degrees.

 * Had the early cavemen fought with atomic bombs instead of rocks and cattle bone clubs, the human species would have been extinct eons ago. With great power comes great responsibility.

 * Technological singularity is inevitable given the human nature to discover, create, and change the world that we live in.

 * Even a large majority of beautiful music, great literature, and wonderful work of arts depicts human suffering, injustice, fears, and unfulfilled desires.

 * All living things are recycled.

 * Whatever fortune or misfortune awaits in the subsequent reincarnations, a purgatory by definition does not last forever. We will be forced to either go backward to the Amish way of life devoid of technology or move forward to a transhumanist world embracing technology.

 * J. Robert Oppenheimer observed people’s reaction to the use of nuclear weapons and he said, “A few people laughed. A few people cried. Most people were silent.” If we keep silent and sit on the sidelines instead of speaking up and marching forward, human suffering will continue and inevitably escalate.

 * Ignorance and apathy will eventually lead to the annihilation of humanity if left unchecked.

 * Without collaboration and synergy among various communities and socioeconomic groups, democracy will eventually fail as it “wastes exhausts and murders itself,” in the words of America’s founding father John Adams.

 * Transhumanism will save democracy from its demise.

 * Whichever form of government that democracy will create in the future, the great American experiment will go down in history as the freest and the bravest in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

 * The Transhumanist Party aims to motivate and mobilize both female and male scientists and engineers to take on additional responsibilities as rational politicians. It does not mean replacing democracy with technocracy. It means that our government needs help in making the right policies and investing in science, health, and technology for the improvement of the human condition and the long-term survival of the human race.

 * Had Albert Einstein accepted the Israeli cabinet’s offer to become the country’s President in 1952, the Middle East would have been a very different place today because of Einstein’s commitment to pacifism.

 * The Transhumanist Party offers the most inclusive ideology for all ethnicities and races, the religious and the atheists, conservatives and liberals, the young and the old regardless of socioeconomic status, gender identity, or any other individual qualities.

 * Direct democracy benefits everyone as long as it does not drown out minority voices.

 * Greta Thunberg represents an increasing number of teens who are following the pattern of Melinda French Gates’ journey into philanthropy: “We were surprised, then we were outraged, then we were activated.”

 * Diversity and integration are also needed in science and technology. Pride and prejudice are obstacles to scientific advancements and truth seeking.

 * Transhumanism supports infinite diversity in infinite combinations from all ethnicities and races, the religious and the atheists, conservatives and liberals, the young and the old regardless of socioeconomic status, gender identity, or any other individual qualities.

 * Creationism and evolution are not mutually exclusive. In fact, the former gives rise to the latter.

 * God gives life to human beings who in turn give birth to artificial intelligence.

 * We are teaching AI software that will evolve into superintelligence; and superintelligence will in turn teach humankind and explain the Scriptures.

 * We can move a mountain from one place to another with our bare hands and a few shovels. It is only a matter of putting in the effort and the time. But we can speed things up by using dynamites and heavy machinery. As technology continues to accelerate, nothing is impossible.

 * Faith does not mean paying lip service. Faith requires commitment.

 * Given that the first manned Moon landing with Apollo 11 on July 20, 1969 only had a 50% chance of landing safely on the moon’s surface, it was an exemplary faith in technology and human spirit.

 * “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” (Proverbs 29:18) Christian transhumanists see science and technology as the key to bring lasting peace and hasten the Second Coming of Christ.

 * The biggest existential risk to humanity is humanity itself, unless human beings learn to coexist peacefully and help one another willingly.

 * “For many are called, but few are chosen.” (Matthew 22:14) And the few are going to save the world.

 * The Amish are exempt from military service due to their belief in “non-resistance.” Why can’t humankind do the same in the name of peace, love, and freedom?

 * Conspiracy theories abound in many tragedies and injustices, but the greatest conspiracy of all is how human beings treat one another and other living things on Earth.

 * Dinosaurs, Neanderthals, and Denisovans did not evolve and adapt fast enough, and therefore they became extinct. Modus operandi or business as usual will doom the human race to mass extinction.

 * People are often being reactive instead of being proactive in reducing dangerous threats.

 * Nature is beautiful and calm, but it can also be violent and deadly in an astronomical scale.

 * The Great Flood in the Bible and other ancient texts is a grave warning to humankind, and yet very few people seem to care about global existential threat.

 * Man-made environmental disasters force nature’s hand to unleash its fury on humankind.

 * Transhumanism develops new survival technologies and promotes sound policies to save the Earth and its inhabitants from being destroyed by human activities and natural disasters.

 * Superheroes reflect our human desire to give meaning to our lives by protecting the innocents, upholding justice, and mitigating existential threats.

 * Humanity ought to be the shining light and roaring thunder that fills up the vastly empty and silent universe.

 * The real heroes are scientists who are protecting humans from deadly bacteria and viruses, astronomers and planetary defense teams who are watching the sky for Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), police and firefighters who risk their lives to protect people, teachers who toil to educate their students, parents who make sacrifices for their children, and volunteers who devote their time and energy to serve others.

 * Transhumanism empowers people to realize the full human potential.

 * Change is inevitable, and it is up to humankind to create a brave new world of utopia instead of dystopia, a heaven on earth instead of a living hell.

 * We cannot change the past even if we could go back in time. The fabric of space-time continuum may automatically correct anomalies caused by, say, a time traveler such that any ripple effects are short-lived.

 * A utopia or heaven on earth is a place where every would-be Mozart has access to a piano and violin before the age of five, where every would-be Beethoven is empowered to compose music in spite of deafness, where every individual can get quality education regardless of their socioeconomic status and place of residence, and where everyone is given good health and freedom to pursue their dreams.

 * There are many undiscovered Mozarts, Beethovens, Einsteins, Shakespeares, Lincolns, and Washingtons out there today who do not have the freedom or the opportunity to explore their talents due to economic, political, and other constraints.

 * As human beings, we have the responsibility to harness the immense human potential for good, not evil; for love, not hatred; and for peace, not war.

 * Transhumanism is the next logical step in the evolution of humankind, and it is the existential solution to the long-term survival of the human race.

 * To err is human. Yet it is a sign of how far computer science has come that to err is also artificially intelligent

 * Biologically inspired mechanisms will encourage deeper human-machine symbiosis as computers acquire more human intuitions in problem solving. Scientists and gamers will be working and playing side-by-side with intelligent machines as equals, not subordinates.

 * Human game players together with AI agents can create more powerful citizen scientists, resulting in more scientific discoveries.

 * Beauty can be so subjective that there is an age-old debate among philosophers quoting Rene Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am” versus George Berkeley’s “To be is to be perceived.”

 * From flying robot insects to running robot dog to humanoids such as the world’s first robot citizen Sophia, artificial life forms are populating the planet Earth; and some people are bound to find artificial life forms more attractive than natural life forms.

 * Within a period of 20 years, AI has gone from “it’s an extremely human move” described by world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1996 to “it’s not a human move” opined by Go grandmaster Fan Hui in 2016. There will come a time when humans can no longer explain the decision-making process of a superintelligent computer.

 * What the Judgment of Solomon exemplifies is that wisdom trumps science and technology: Regardless of who the biological mother was—based on DNA test results, King Solomon recognized that the best mother would be the caring woman. Imagine an AI judge who is as wise as King Solomon!

 * People are afraid of AI partly because we see ourselves as imperfect and dangerous. Hence, our creation of AI can also be imperfect and dangerous.

 * A more well-rounded higher education is necessary to graduate more ethical hackers and fewer cybercriminals, more socially responsible leaders and fewer wolves of Wall Street, more gender equality and less sexism, and more open-mindedness and less discrimination.

 * Elon Musk is afraid that “if our intelligence is exceeded, it’s unlikely that we will remain in charge.” Perhaps humanity would be better off if humans were not in charge. Imagine a government being run by a supercomputer with superintelligence—effective, efficient, nonpartisan, nonracist, nonsexist, incorruptible, unbiased, resourceful, and available 24/7 to serve everyone of its citizens!

 * Humans may be on top of the food chain, but we are still at the mercy of earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, volcano eruptions, and other natural disasters.

 * Like a good doctor, an intelligent machine is not something we should be afraid of. At best, AI will provide us the smartest teachers, advisers, personal assistants, doctors, police officers, judges, peacekeeping forces, and first responders for search and rescue operations. It may even help us to colonize other planets. At worst, it will put us on a leash to prevent ourselves from hurting one another and destroying the planet.

 * It may be true that superintelligence has nothing to do with human intelligence. However, superintelligence can be a new kind of intelligence that is more advanced than human intelligence.

 * With the help of AI in advancing our civilization, there may come the day when, as Nick Bostrom notes, we cannot be sure that we’re “not already in a machine”.

 * Super longevity is not the same as immortality. Sometimes one has to sacrifice super longevity in order to achieve immortality.

 * Albert Einstein achieved immortality, just like Socrates did. Life with a purpose leads to immortality.

 * The most meaningful toys are not materialistic at all. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died penniless, but his toys were his symphonies, concertos, operas, quartets, and sonatas that have delighted millions of people for hundreds of years and will continue to light up the world.

 * Boredom often stems from the lack of desire to reinvent oneself. To become a Renaissance man or woman, for instance, can take an eternity. Understandably, not everyone wants to be a polymath, but there are so many great books to read, places to visit, ideas to share, new hobbies to discover, and charities to volunteer for – the bucket list is practically endless.

 * If Buddhism and Hinduism are correct, the extraordinary achievers who reach nirvana will never be reincarnated, whereas the less accomplished and less desirable humans are being reincarnated again and again—which would explain the never-ending suffering and ever-increasing evil in the world. No wonder Socrates’ last words in Plato’s Apology were “I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.”

 * Life needs a meaning and living requires a purpose. Without meaning and purpose, are the livings really alive?

 * The meaning of life is manifested in many different ways—infinite diversity in infinite combinations.

 * The most precious thing that people can give to one another is not money but time.

 * If the meaning of life is futility, human longevity loses its luster.

 * Whether we live 10 years or 10,000 years, what matters most are the meaning of life and the quality of life.

 * Transhumanism seeks to achieve super longevity, not at the expense of others but rather helping others to fulfill their lifelong dreams.

 * Super longevity motivates people to think very long-term, protect the environment, recycle, prevent wars and destructions, and do everything possible to achieve a better quality of life instead of leaving a big mess to the next generation to fix.

 * Scientists are some of the most patient people in history. They can set up laboratory experiments that last for months, years, decades, and centuries.

 * Faith healers have gotten one thing right: the human body can detect and defeat all types of diseases including cancer—the second leading cause of death in America. Our mind and body are closely connected. But faith healers have neglected one important point: the complex human brain—created in the image of God—is meant to invent new technologies including medical treatments for our mind and body.

 * If humans are to colonize another planet, we better have a powerful immune system to protect us from deadly new pathogens. H.G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds reminds us that the invading Martians overpowered humans but were killed by earthly pathogens to which they had no immunity.

 * Is gene editing less ethical than human beings killing one another at wars and destroying wildlife on earth? A biomass study showed that humankind represents just 0.01% of all living things on the planet, and yet humanity has caused the loss of 83% of all wild mammals and half of all plants.

Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (3rd Edition), 2022

 * Facebook Nation: Total Information Awareness (3rd Edition) (Springer Nature, February 2, 2022)

 * Social media does not incite violence. On the contrary, social media can be used to gauge public sentiments and to warn people of potential dangers.

 * Words are powerful, especially when emotions run high, which can lead to dire consequences.

 * Disinformation meant to deceive and mislead people quickly takes on a life of its own as ardent followers unwittingly spread misinformation; and misinformation proliferates like a multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme, benefiting mostly the one on top of the pyramid.

 * In the social media world of immediacy without proper fact checks, deepfakes and shallowfakes are only making it harder for the public to discern the difference between truth and error.

 * What we need is a more civilized free speech with respect and dignity.

 * The lack of concern for others—coupled with misinformation and disinformation—can be lethal.

 * Twitter amplifies both true and false information in real time, making it more constructive or destructive depending on the content.

 * Notwithstanding human ignorance spreading misinformation and disinformation, freedom of speech is essential.

 * All joking aside, misinformation and disinformation on social media are no laughing matter when it comes to national security and personal safety.

 * Is it possible to strike a balance between individual privacy and national security? The answer lies in social media where individuals and groups are willing to share information publicly, enabling government officials to collect and analyze data without warrant and constitutional violation.

 * Time after time, social media and the Internet are viewed as a serious threat to dictators and, conversely, a liberating platform for democracy.

 * Ethical policies are ideal, but results may vary depending on society’s moral compass.

 * Once the genie is out of the bottle, there is no easy way to stop the dissemination of leaked or stolen information.

 * Twitter enables people to help each other in real time, which can be more efficient and effective than any government services.

 * Long before reality TV and social media, Andy Warhol correctly predicted in 1968 that “in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes.”

 * Until parents step up to the challenge of responsive parenting in the digital age, legislation may be necessary to keep an eye on social media platforms.

 * In the 20th century, multi-level marketing revolutionized direct selling. In the 21st century, social media is poised to revolutionize Wall Street.

 * The formidable power of social media can be both liberating and scary.

 * For better or worse, the digital world and the physical world are increasingly intertwined.

 * Social media such as Twitter takes crime fighting to the whole new level of immediacy.

 * Perhaps social media in finance should not encourage greed from ordinary people but it should foster a collective power to invest in something more meaningful for humanity, such as saving lives while making money.

 * The effectiveness of fact checks and warning labels may be overrated because not everyone heeds them. How often do we see grocery shoppers read the food labels on the items that they are browsing in supermarkets?

 * The popular anti-war slogan from the 1960’s says it best: “Make love, not war.”

 * History often repeats itself. For example, World War I and World War II. But rest assured that there are many people in all walks of life—likened to military officer Stanislav Petrov, activist Malala Yousafzai, and politician President Jimmy Carter—who are doing everything possible to prevent World War III.

 * Notwithstanding the potential risks of misinformation and the benefits of information sharing, the two-way street of Total Information Awareness is the road that leads to a more transparent and complete picture of ourselves, our governments, and our world.

 * Whether or not we embrace metaverse, humanity must learn to balance logic and emotion. Spock said in the 1982 Star Trek movie The Wrath of Khan: “Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few.” But Kirk added in the 1984 sequel The Search for Spock: “The needs of the one... outweigh the needs of the many.” The two-way street of Total Information Awareness offers more benefits than risks in the massively connected world of Facebook Nation or Meta Universe.

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Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury is 2003 film about a couple who sell the jury's verdict of a high-profile case to the highest bidder.
 * Directed by Gary Fleder. Written by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Rick Cleveland, and Matthew Chapman, based on the novel written by John Grisham.

Trials are too important to be decided by juries.

Rankin Fitch

 * Gentlemen, trials are too important to be left up to juries.
 * You think your average juror is King Solomon? No! He's a roofer with a mortgage. He wants to go home and sit in his Barcalounger and let the cable TV wash over him. And this man doesn't give a single, solitary droplet of shit about truth, justice or your American way.
 * Everybody has a secret they don't want you to find. Find it!
 * We like fat women, people!
 * Ah, I hate Baptists almost as much as I hate Democrats.
 * You may be right, but the thing of it is, I don't give a shit. What's more... I never have.
 * Ladies and Gentlemen, this girl is an amateur. Do you understand? A dilettante. And I want this nonsense ended today! I want you to find her. I want you to contain her! Because you're losing me my jury!
 * What do you hope to achieve if you win? You gonna bring Jacob Wood back to life? No. You just ensure that his wife goes to the cemetery in a better car, and that the heel that she snaps on the way to the graveside belongs to a $1,200 shoe. You get your name in the paper. But Jacob Wood and all the other gun violence victims remain rotting in their crypts.

Other

 * Nicholas Easter: [after anti-gun fanatic is dragged kicking and screaming from the courtroom during jury selection, even though he claims he want to be heard] Well, I guess that's lunch...
 * Henry Jankle: ...I was under the impression that we'd already purchased ourselves a verdict.
 * Wendell Rohr: Gentlemen, I have lost my footing in this trial.
 * Judge Harkin: I'm not sure, but I believe I'm buying lunch.
 * Doyle: It's a set-up. Don't do it!

Dialogue

 * Frank Herrera: [On nominating Herman for foreman] But...
 * Eddie Weese: But he's blind, man. So what? So is justice, right?

 * Nicholas Easter: [talking about a dead friend] Listen, I dunno if it would be inappropriate, but do you think we could do something today to remember him?
 * Rikki Coleman: We could say the Lord's Prayer.
 * Nicholas Easter: Well, I don't want to ask people to pray...
 * Millie Dupree: How about "God Bless America"?
 * Nicholas Easter: [with more conviction] Oh, I couldn't ask people to sing.

 * Nicholas Easter: Goodbye, Fitch.
 * Rankin Fitch: Well, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait... How did you swing 'em, huh? How did you swing 'em your way? I hear you got ten votes. How'd you do that?
 * Nicholas Easter: [shrugs] I didn't swing anything. I just stopped you from stealing the thing. We let 'em vote their hearts. That means you lose. Enjoy your drink.

Cast

 * John Cusack - Nicholas "Nick" Easter
 * Gene Hackman - Rankin Fitch
 * Dustin Hoffman - Wendell Rohr
 * Rachel Weisz - Marlee
 * Jeremy Piven - Lawrence Greene
 * Bruce Davison - Durwood Cable
 * Bruce McGill - Judge Frederick Harkin
 * Marguerite Moreau - Amanda Monroe
 * Nick Searcy - Doyle
 * Leland Orser - Lamb
 * Gerry Bamman - Herman Grimes
 * Lori Heuring - Maxine
 * Nestor Serrano - Janovich
 * Joanna Going - Celeste Wood
 * Cliff Curtis - Frank Herrera
 * Dylan McDermott - Jacob Wood

title: Runaway Jury


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Wikiquote:Votes for deletion archive/Scott stapp

 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: delete. ~ Jeff Q (talk) 02:16, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

Scott stapp
While this is a notable person (as lead singer of the band Creed, the sole quote present (without a source) seems very much like something that was made up for the sole purpose of trying to make him look bad (i.e., not as good as Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder). —LrdChaos 15:18, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Vote closed. Result: delete (5 deletes; no dissent). ~ Jeff Q (talk) 02:10, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

 * Delete unless valid, sourced quotes are added. —LrdChaos 15:18, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete, unless valid quotes are added. ~ UDScott 18:22, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. Concur with LrdChaos, being the source freak that I am. ☺ ~ Jeff Q (talk) 18:50, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. - InvisibleSun 06:51, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
 * Delete. -  ~ ☺ ♥ * Cute 1 4 u  |talk to me!  * ♥ ☺  ~  21:55, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

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