Quotes by Journalists

The reason why Apple computers have worked so well over time is that, unlike Microsoft, they don't bend over backward to be compatible with every piece of hardware or software in the digital universe. To code or create for Apple, you follow Apple's rules. If you're even allowed to. Douglas Rushkoff

Time You Digital Every Universe Bend Software Unlike Rules Backward Follow Computers Allowed Over Piece Well Microsoft Worked Create Reason Even Code Why Apple Compatible Hardware

What makes a great standalone piece of hardware is not the same thing as what makes a great networking device. One can work as an essentially closed system. The other is absolutely dependent on its openness. Douglas Rushkoff

Work Great Closed Same Thing Other System Networking Absolutely Device Openness Piece Makes Same Essentially Dependent Thing Hardware

While Google has given away pretty much everything it has to offer - from search and maps to email and apps - this has always been part of its greater revenue model: the pennies per placement it gets for seeding the entire Google universe of search and services with ever more targeted advertising. Douglas Rushkoff

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To buy an Apple product is to bet on the longevity of the closed system to which we've committed ourselves. And that system is embodied - through marketing as much as talent - by Steve Jobs. Douglas Rushkoff

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Poise: the ability to be ill at ease inconspicuously. Earl Wilson

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A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings. Earl Wilson

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Nonchalance is the ability to remain down to earth when everything else is up in the air. Earl Wilson

Down Else Air Everything Earth Everything Else Ability Remain Up Down To Earth

He was so honest you could play craps with him over the phone. Earl Wilson

You Phone Could He Over Him Play Honest

If you wouldn't write it and sign it, don't say it. Earl Wilson

You Say Sign Write

Nothing is as embarrassing as watching your boss do something you assured him couldn't be done. Earl Wilson

You Nothing Assured Embarrassing Something Boss Him Done Your Watching

Today's accent may be on youth, but the stress is still on the parents. Earl Wilson

Today Youth Stress Parents Accent Still May

I will not go into a story unprepared. I will do my homework, and that's something I learned at an early age. Ed Bradley

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My mother worked in factories, worked as a domestic, worked in a restaurant, always had a second job. Ed Bradley

Mom Mother Job Restaurant Factories Had Always Domestic Worked Second

There was no one around me who didn't work hard. Ed Bradley

Work Me Work Hard No-One Around Hard Who

But you know, I always said that no one else on my block was on the radio, and it was fun. Ed Bradley

You Else No-One Know Said Always Block Radio Fun

I knew that God put me on this earth to be on the radio. Ed Bradley

God Me Earth Put Knew Radio

I had no experience with broadcasting basketball games, so I took a tape recorder and went to a playground where there was a summer league, and I stood up in the top of the stands and I called the game. Ed Bradley

Game Experience Took Summer Broadcasting Top No Experience Recorder Had League Tape Tape Recorder Up Stood Where Games Stands Playground Basketball

Then I learned how to do wraparounds and things like that. I had no experience. Ed Bradley

Experience No Experience Had Like Learned How Then Things

I had a lot of fun in Cambodia, much more so in Cambodia than Vietnam. Ed Bradley

More Had Cambodia Lot Than Much Vietnam Fun

Professionally, I remember Cronkite as a kid growing up, and more so for me, the importance of Cronkite was not him sitting there at the anchor desk, but him out there doing things. Ed Bradley

Me Remember Kid Anchor Out Cronkite More Importance Him Doing Up Sitting Growing Growing Up Professionally Things Desk

You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important. Ed Bradley

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