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Stewart Brand Quotes

Stewart Brand quotes

American Author December 14, 1938

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The product of careful continuity is love....Trust, intimacy, intense use, and time are what made these buildings work so well. Stewart Brand
[On technology:] A realm of intimate, personal power is developing -- power of the individual to conduct his own education, find his own inspiration, shape his own environment, and share his adventure with whoever is interested. Stewart Brand
Science is the only news. When you scan a news portal or magazine, all the human interest stuff is the same old he-said-she-said, the politics and economics the same cyclical dramas, the fashions a pathetic illusion of newness; even the technology is predictable if you know the science behind it. Human nature doesn't change much; science does, and the change accrues, altering the world irreversibly Stewart Brand
In terms of weapons, the best disarmament tool so far is nuclear energy. We have been taking down the Russian warheads, turning it into electricity. 10 percent of American electricity comes from decommissioned warheads. Stewart Brand
Stewart Brand quote: "When a fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and..."
When a fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start doing it - right away. Stewart Brand
Stewart Brand quote: "We are as gods and might as well get good at it."
We are as gods and might as well get good at it. Stewart Brand
Climate change. Urbanization. Biotechnology. Those three narratives, still taking shape, are developing a long arc likely to dominate this century. Stewart Brand
Stewart Brand quote: "Art flouts convention. Convention became convention because it..."
Art flouts convention. Convention became convention because it works. Stewart Brand
There's no unemployment in squatter cities. Everyone works. One-sixth of humanity is there. It's soon going to be more than that. Stewart Brand
Stewart Brand quote: "Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of..."
Once a new technology rolls over you, if you're not part of the steamroller, you're part of the road. Stewart Brand
Stewart Brand quote: "Information wants to be free."
Information wants to be free. Stewart Brand
Stewart Brand quote: "A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window."
A library doesn't need windows. A library is a window. Stewart Brand
Likewise, with solar, especially here in California, we're discovering that the 80 solar farm schemes that are going forward want to basically bulldoze 1,000 sq. mi. of southern California desert. Well, as an environmentalist, we would rather that didn't happen. Stewart Brand

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