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Michael Nesmith Quotes

Michael Nesmith quotes

American Musician December 30, 1942

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The only people who steal are thieves, and that's a very small percentage of civilization. Most people want to have some way to make the economic transaction valid. They want to return the favor, if you will... return the benefit and reciprocate. Michael Nesmith
Once the smoke of the market crash clears off, you know, the Internet will pick back up and go. Take a look at what's happening to some of the big companies like eBay and Yahoo, the publicly traded stocks. You know, they're all coming back up off the mat now. Michael Nesmith
Linear thinking typifies a highly developed industry. It starts to get these patterns built into it somehow. I'm not sure how that happens, but certainly you take a look at dinosaurs. Michael Nesmith
The Internet provides the access to resources, so it's incumbent upon the people who control those resources to make sure that the economic engine stays intact. Michael Nesmith
You have to have access to ideas. The Internet is facilitating that access to ideas. In 25 years, the way that data's going to flow back and forth, we don't quite understand yet. Michael Nesmith
You don't have to fight against being placed in a box any more than the number two has to fight against being the number three. I mean, two is not going to be the number three, ever. Michael Nesmith
Wealth, in terms of dollars and so forth, could be counted up, because dollars were finite. It doesn't make any difference how many dollars you have-at a certain point you only have dollars. You start with finite, you end with finite. Michael Nesmith
There's a certain logic to systems, and that logic is fairly self-evident. It's very straightforward, usually. It might take a little research, it might take a little bit of industry to prize it out, but it's there to be seen. Michael Nesmith
The rock sitting on the shelf has potential because it can fall-it's the same way with the Internet. It has this potential. It's not really doing it yet, but it's about to. Michael Nesmith
I don't quite know what a record is anymore. I don't quite know how to describe it. Don't know how to define it yet, so I'm just letting it gestate, and grow and see if maybe I'll get a better sense of what a record is. Michael Nesmith
Interviews are usually a follow-up, like a press junket or a publicity junket, or something like that, and I'm not doing any of that right now. I don't have any axes to grind. Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith quote: "Now, DVD can represent more income than the box office-and..."
Now, DVD can represent more income than the box office-and typically does. Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith quote: "Multimedia scares me off."
Multimedia scares me off. Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith quote: "Buzzwords and cliches - those are stock in trade. There's..."
Buzzwords and cliches - those are stock in trade. There's nothing wrong with them. Michael Nesmith

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