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Sherry Turkle

"Sometimes a citizenry should not simply 'be good'. You have to leave space for dissent, real dissent."

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"Sometimes a citizenry should not simply 'be good'. You have to leave space for dissent, real dissent."

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"When we try to control, we become controlled; when we release, we become free."

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"If we preach God, it means we preach light. Consequently we preach freedom from ignorance."

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"As long as you don't kill someone or seriously maim them, sure, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks as long as you have a good time."

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"So many birds sitting around, on a dead wire, a bare branch, a cold ground, a drifting seashore; never realizing the glory in their wings and where it can take them, nor the envy as we look on them."

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"When you are imprisoned by the rules of conformity, it tames your imaginative capacity and steals your free thinking abilities."

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"Liberation begins with liberation of mind, soul and body."

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"You are not, though, forgiving so as to let others off with things. You are forgiving so that you can empower yourself to get over it and become strong."

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"No man can claim to be free in real terms unless he is fully in control of his own destiny!"

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"One of the privileges of childhood is that some of the world is mediated by adults."
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"Relationships we complain about nevertheless keep us connected to life."
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"Realtechnik is skeptical about linear progress. It encourages humility, a state of mind in which we are most open to facing problems and reconsidering decisions. It helps us acknowledge costs and recognize the things we hold inviolate."
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"Addiction is to the habits of mind that technology allows us to practice."
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"The idea that we can be exactly what the other desires is a powerful fantasy."
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"When one becomes accustomed to 'companionship' without demands, life with people may seem overwhelming. Dependence on a person is risky but it also opens us to deeply knowing another."
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"When young people are insecure, they find ways to manufacture love tests " personal metrics to reassure themselves."
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"People thought I was very pro-computer. I was on the cover of 'Wired' magazine. Then things began to change. In the early '80s, we met this technology and became smitten like young lovers. But today our attachment is unhealthy."
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"Texting is more direct. You don't have to use conversation filler."
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