#war

Another symptom of progress toward the Singularity: ideas themselves should spread ever faster, and even the most radical will quickly become commonplace. ↗

— Vernor Vinge

#become #commonplace #even #ever #faster

Moreover, if the territorial state is to continue as the last word in the development of society, then war is inevitable. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

#development #inevitable #last #moreover #society

Propaganda must appeal to mankind's better judgment and to the necessary belief in a better future. For this belief, the valley of the shadow of death is but a war station on the road to the blessed summit. ↗

— Christian Lous Lange

#belief #better #better future #blessed #death

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work. ↗

— Jessica Lange

#commitment #director #emotional #enriches #experiences

To my mind, the most important aspect of the Nobel Awards is that they bring home to the masses of the peoples of all nations, a realization of their common interests. They carry to those who have no direct contact with science the international spirit. ↗

— Irving Langmuir

#aspect #awards #bring #carry #common

Human beings either function as individuals or as members of a pack. There's a switch inside us, deep in our spirit, that you can turn one way or the other. It's almost always the case that our worst behaviour comes out when we're switched to the mob setting. The problem with a lot of software designs is that they switch us to that setting. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

#always #behaviour #beings #case #comes

The basic problem is that web 2.0 tools are not supportive of democracy by design. They are tools designed to gather spy-agency-like data in a seductive way, first and foremost, but as a side effect they tend to provide software support for mob-like phenomena. ↗

— Jaron Lanier

#data #democracy #design #designed #effect

The best thanks we could offer those who went before and raised the Irish working class from their knees was to press forward with determination and enthusiasm towards the ultimate goal of their efforts, a Co-operative Commonwealth for Ireland. ↗

— James Larkin

#best #class #co-operative #commonwealth #could

Today's global landscape is increasingly interconnected. China and the Middle East play critical roles towards international peace and security. ↗

— Rick Larsen

#critical #east #global #increasingly #interconnected

There must be a happy medium somewhere between being totally informed and blissfully unaware. ↗

— Doug Larson

#between #blissfully #happy #informed #medium