The Uglies Technology Quotes

#1. As for the end of the universe ... I say let it come as it will, in ice, fire, or darkness. What did the universe ever do for me that I should mind its welfare?

Stephen King

#2. The idea that I can be presented with a problem, set out to logically solve it with the tools at hand, and wind up with a program that could not be legally used because someone else followed the same logical steps some years ago and filed for a patent on it is horrifying.

John Carmack

#3. The work of art is born of the artist in a mysterious and secret way. From him it gains life and being. Nor is its existence casual and inconsequent, but it has a definite and purposeful strength, alike in its material and spiritual life.

Wassily Kandinsky

#4. I strive for individual pictures that will burn in people's memories.

Steve McCurry

#5. There's nothing scarier than unlimited choices.

Oscar Isaac

#6. I want England to understand - the rest of the world to understand - what is going on in America. And I want America to understand what is going on in the rest of the world.

Usher

#7. There is nothing wrong with special occasion foods, as long as every day is not a special occasion.

Michael Pollan

#8. Life is a mystery. Life is uncertain. It makes one feel a bit wobbly to realize that.

Rebecca Pidgeon

#9. Lighten up while you still can, don't even try to understand. Just find a place to make your stand, and take it easy.

Jackson Browne

#10. I think exploring the Internet's - and the Web's - ability to facilitate personal linkages is remarkable; and expect to see additional social networking applications and services emerge.

Vint Cerf

#11. Maybe they want us to feel uneasy. Maybe they think we'll make a mistake if they're constantly breathing down our necks.' I shivered violently, as if I really could feel the hot, hungry breath of evil intentions panting just behind me.

Rosie Pugh