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Walter Isaacson
Walter Isaacson
American Writer
Born: May 20, 1952
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Smart people are a dime a dozen. What matters is the ability to think different... to think out of the box. Walter Isaacson
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When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness. Walter Isaacson
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Just being the seeker, somebody whose open to spiritual enlightenment, is in itself the important thing and it's the reward for being a seeker in this world. Walter Isaacson
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I think one problem we've had is that people who are smart and creative and innovative as engineers went into financial engineering. Walter Isaacson
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I think that Benjamin Franklin felt very strongly in foreign policy in this world, that you needed to at least show some humility, especially when you were strong. Walter Isaacson
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But the point is to get a whole new generation of people and people in general more re-engaged in news, and this has happened a lot since September 11th of course. Walter Isaacson
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Especially right after 9/11. Especially when the war in Afghanistan is going on. There was a real sense that you don't get that critical of a government that's leading us in war time. Walter Isaacson
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I don't think there was enough skepticism because I think most of us kind of believed that Saddam Hussein was building biological, chemical, and perhaps even, nuclear weapons. Walter Isaacson
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For some people, miracles serve as evidence of God's existence. Walter Isaacson
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Steve Jobs was never going to let Flash on any Apple product again like that after in 1997 - he's got a long memory - they said no and Bill Gates said yes. Walter Isaacson
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I think it is valuable and should be valued by its consumers. Charging for content forces discipline on journalists: they must produce things that people actually value. Walter Isaacson
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And if you don't have your ears open, you're not going to be able to figure out what you should be doing. Walter Isaacson
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I've always had an abundance of material about the subjects of my biographies. Walter Isaacson
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We are in a situation with the huge stimulus package that's going to be spent all across this nation and a big financial crisis and banking crisis. And what we need is good, trained journalists who can play the role of watchdog. Walter Isaacson
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One of the great pressures we're facing in journalism now is it's a lot cheaper to hire thumb suckers and pundits and have talk shows on the air than actually have bureaus and reporters. Walter Isaacson
Great Air Pundits Pressures Facing Cheaper Thumb Journalism Talk Talk Shows Hire Lot Than Reporters Shows Now Actually
You know, one of these things that happened in the '60s and '70s was this confluence of, sort of, a counter-culture with computer culture. Walter Isaacson
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I think that's exactly what Silicon Valley was all about in those days. Let's do a startup in our parents' garage and try to create a business. Walter Isaacson
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Polite and velvety leaders, who take care to avoid bruising others, are generally not as effective at forcing change. Walter Isaacson
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