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Instead of standing in the way, technology is increasingly an enabler of emotion. A message at the wrong time at dinner can turn a gourmet dish into something insipid because of the interruption.
Om Malik
Time
Technology
Dinner
Wrong Time
Increasingly
Way
Insipid
Something
Emotion
Wrong
Instead
Message
Because
Gourmet
Dish
Turn
Standing
Interruption
Avoid the spectacle of technology and instead focus on technology and science solving real problems.
Om Malik
Technology
Science
Problems
Focus
Solving
Instead
Real
Real Problems
Avoid
Spectacle
When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'
Omar Sy
Me
You
Made
Closed
Young
Think
Must
Instead
Always
Were
Lot
Off
Stopping
Things
An AI utopia is a place where people have income guaranteed because their machines are working for them. Instead, they focus on activities that they want to do, that are personally meaningful like art or, where human creativity still shines, in science.
Oren Etzioni
Art
Science
Creativity
People
AI
Focus
Machines
Instead
Like
Because
Still
Shines
Human
Where
Want
Place
Them
Personally
Meaningful
Working
Activities
Income
Utopia
Guaranteed
Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.
Orison Swett Marden
Walk
Before
Our
Minds
Melt
Would
Through
Instead
Obstacles
Most
Make
Make Up
Up
Them
Should
Boldly
Away
When I realized that if I was an actor, I could be any character I wanted instead of just one particular, I was like, 'Wow, that's cool.'
Orlando Bloom
Character
Wow
Could
Instead
Particular
Like
Any
Just
Wanted
Just One
Realized
Cool
Actor
We can no longer apply the classic criteria to clearly determine whether and when we should use military force. We are waging war in Afghanistan, for example, but it's an asymmetrical war where the enemies are criminals instead of soldiers.
Otto Schily
War
Enemies
Example
Military
Soldiers
Criminals
Criteria
Classic
Determine
Instead
Clearly
Longer
For Example
Force
Waging
Afghanistan
Where
Whether
Should
Use
Military Force
Apply
I had once thought I would become a doctor but gave up on the thought soon enough. I took up the racquet instead. Later, when I saw my sister studying so much to become a doctor, I was like, 'Thank God I am a shuttler!'
P. V. Sindhu
God
Doctor
Thank God
Thought
Become
Sister
Enough
Gave
Took
Later
Once
Saw
Would
Had
Instead
Soon
Studying
Like
Am
Up
Thank
Much
You can't force something like that. But we have encouraged our audience, because we avoid the confrontation of regular rock concerts: us up here, you down there. Instead, we're looking for interaction.
Page McConnell
You
Looking
Down
Our
Something
Instead
Like
Force
Because
Concerts
Audience
Rock
Rock Concerts
Encouraged
Up
Interaction
Confrontation
Us
Regular
Avoid
Here
I don't believe I should be out running for another office instead of running my office.
Pam Bondi
Believe
Out
Running
Instead
Another
Office
Should
To be honest, the first time round, I didn't think 'Fame Academy' was the worst premise in the world. You got people on, and they would write songs and develop themselves as artists. But then, instead of getting a little bit more credible, it got a little bit more ridiculous.
Paolo Nutini
Time
You
People
World
First
To Be Honest
Think
Bit
Worst
Would
More
Write
Develop
Songs
Instead
Academy
First Time
Got
Fame
Getting
Artists
Little
Little Bit
Themselves
Then
Premise
Ridiculous
Round
Credible
Honest
First I wanted to be a veterinarian. And then I realized you had to give them shots to put them to sleep, so I decided I'd just buy a bunch of animals and have them in my house instead.
Paris Hilton
Buy
You
Animals
First
Give
Had
Put
Instead
House
Bunch
Veterinarian
Just
Wanted
Decided
Them
Realized
Then
Shots
Sleep
We have been deformed by educational and religious institutions that treat us as members of an audience instead of actors in a drama, so we become adults who treat democracy as a spectator sport.
Parker Palmer
Democracy
Treat
Become
Drama
Members
Deformed
Religious
Adult
Instead
Institutions
Sport
Audience
Educational
Been
Us
Who
Actor
Spectator
There should be more love in Toronto when it comes to the music and entertainment scenes instead of keeping that Screwface Capital name. There should be more artists eating together, more artists celebrating together and more artists making music together. That's how I feel.
PartyNextDoor
Love
Music
Entertainment
Together
Toronto
Eating
More
Scenes
Instead
Feel
Name
How
Making
Celebrating
Artists
Capital
Should
Keeping
I am not attempting to preserve culture, or record actual events or stories. Instead I bow my head in gratitude to those storytellers who have gone before and paved a way for me play in their stomping grounds. Doubtless those who want to be offended, will - allowing me to make them happy, too, which pleases me as much as it pleases them.
Patricia Briggs
Me
Gratitude
Happy
Culture
Events
Offended
Will
Before
Gone
Too
Pleases
Way
Those
Record
Attempting
Allowing
Head
Instead
Bow
Make
Am
Want
Stories
Which
Storytellers
Them
Much
Paved
Doubtless
Who
Grounds
Actual
Play
Preserve
I didn't want to do comedy again. It is way harder when you are doing comedy. You can't just concentrate on the character and the plot. In comedy, the writers, instead of obsessing about character and plot, obsess about the jokes.
Patricia Richardson
Character
You
Jokes
Comedy
Way
Plot
About
Writers
Instead
Obsess
Concentrate
Doing
Just
Want
Again
Harder
Silicon Valley does not breed great technology. Instead, the smartest people from around the world tend to move to Silicon Valley.
Patrick Collison
Great
Technology
People
World
Valley
Silicon
Silicon Valley
Tend
Instead
Smartest
Around
Does
Move
Breed
Instead of isolating our school and our many subjects from the every day world, we intend to plant it not merely in the French capital, but in what for next summer at least will be the focal point, the capital of the entire civilized world.
Patrick Geddes
Day
Every Day
World
School
Plant
Will
Every
Our
Summer
Focal
Focal Point
Entire
Civilized
Point
Civilized World
Instead
Merely
French
Least
Subjects
Intend
Capital
Next
Many
During my high-risk pregnancy, I consistently experienced subpar care from my hospital, which led me to hire two midwives instead. They provided me with excellent and loving care, and they made my pregnancy a truly special and powerful moment in my life.
Patrisse Cullors
Life
Me
Care
Made
My Life
Consistently
High-Risk
Excellent
Hospital
Instead
Powerful
Hire
Provided
Truly
Led
Experienced
Which
Loving
Pregnancy
Special
Moment
Two
Many of us believed that Black Lives Matter would move this country to not only reckon with white racism but to usher in new laws and practices that would curb vigilantism and law enforcement violence. But, instead, white nationalism was nurtured and began to take root among the American people.
Patrisse Cullors
Racism
People
Law
Matter
Black
Country
Nationalism
White
Nurtured
Reckon
Would
Law Enforcement
Laws
Only
Take
Instead
New
Practices
Began
Curb
American
Move
American People
Us
Root
Enforcement
Many
Usher
Believed
Lives
Among
Violence
This gets back to the fundamental lesson of political survival that Bill Clinton taught me, which is if you make it about the American people's lives instead of your life, you're going to be okay.
Paul Begala
Life
Me
You
Survival
People
Political
Lesson
Back
Okay
About
Instead
Make
Clinton
American
Gets
Going
Taught
Which
Bill
Bill Clinton
Your
Fundamental
Lives
By that time I was hooked on a career in academic research instead of one in the pharmaceutical industry that I had originally considered in deciding to get a PhD.
Paul Berg
Time
Research
Considered
Hooked
Had
Instead
Academic
Industry
Get
Deciding
Originally
Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical Industry
PhD
Career
If you want to learn real economics instead of neoliberal junk economics, read Michael Hudson's books.
Paul Craig Roberts
You
Economics
Books
Instead
Learn
Read
Real
Hudson
Michael
Junk
Want
I never refused an autograph, never refused to buy someone a drink. Now I'm learning to say I've got other things on, instead of doing it and wondering why.
Paul Gascoigne
Buy
Learning
Other
Say
Someone
Drink
Never
Instead
Got
Doing
Wondering
Refused
Autograph
Now
Why
Things
If you really understand something, you can say it in the fewest words, instead of thrashing about.
Paul Graham
You
Words
Say
About
Something
Instead
Understand
Fewest
Really
I get a lot of criticism for telling founders to focus first on making something great, instead of worrying about how to make money. And yet that is exactly what Google did. And Apple, for that matter. You'd think examples like that would be enough to convince people.
Paul Graham
Great
You
People
Money
Matter
Focus
Criticism
First
Google
Think
Enough
Worrying
Telling
Would
Would-Be
Exactly
Exactly What
About
Something
Examples
Instead
Like
Make
How
Making
Lot
Get
Did
Convince
Apple
Founders
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