Newton Lee quotes - page 5

World peace is in the best interests of everyone. Protectionism is not an option in today's global economy. Nationalism should not outweigh international cooperation. (Newton Lee)
Imagine what $1.57 trillion in cash and 7.9 billion hours of service could have done to solve some of the most pressing issues today. We may not achieve an immediate unalloyed success without a few bumps along the way, but the successful Moon landing was preceded by many failures.
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The question is not whether Total Information Awareness (TIA) is here to stay; the real question is whether TIA is a one-way street or a two-way street.
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Moon landing was a huge challenge that was solved by human perseverance and ingenuity, in spite of the mere 50% chance of success according to American astronaut Neil Armstrong. Imagine what else we can accomplish if America and the whole world is determined to eradicate wars, diseases, pollutions, global warming, poverty, homelessness, world hunger, and other human sufferings.
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If the first Christians – as described in the first chapters of the Book of Acts – were to rule the country, the United States of America would embrace socialism or perhaps even communism.
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In tribute to The Matrix trilogy, artificial superintelligence is the disruptive red pill that will help us to transcend our human limitations in mind, body, and spirit.
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The Bible is the most brutally honest book that does not whitewash or sugarcoat history.
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Let's not give up on faith and the human spirit in accomplishing the impossible – world peace, universal rights, and human longevity to name a few.
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Temporary safety is not the same as long-term security. A false sense of security is like the calm before the storm.
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Human-machine symbiosis goes beyond sexbots to develop empathy and relationship.
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Peace is the only path to true security; and peace requires both free speech and willingness to listen. (Newton Lee)
Dictatorship of the majority over the minority would be an encroachment on the rights of the individual and their prerogative to personal freedom.
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In the foreseeable future, a poor child in a remote corner of the world will be able to create a killer app, solve the P versus NP problem, formulate the Theory of Everything, and find a cure to cancer and other diseases – all without formal education. The Internet is the teacher.
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As wearable devices, health tracking, and quantified self are gaining popularity, human beings are also becoming part of the Internet of things.
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Facebook nation exists in the intersection of humanities and sciences, somewhere in between the fictional worlds of The Godfather Part II and Minority Report.
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The FBI may decide to leave a suspected mole undisturbed for years in order to feed him false critical information at an opportune moment or to use him to catch a bigger fish.
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The mysterious universe cannot be explained from one angle alone; instead it requires multiple paradigms including Newtonian physics, Einstein's Theory of Relativity, and Quantum Mechanics.
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Forgiveness, not vengeance, yields peace and security.
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When people refuse to see how things look from another point of view, their silo mentality has fueled arguments in families, disputes with neighbors, bigotry between races, and conflicts among nations.
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By losing his religion, he has found God.
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In time, robots will be more versatile and ubiquitous. (Newton Lee)
The U. S. government needs to learn from successful private businesses that run an effective and efficient operation in serving their customers and outwitting their competitors.
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As M said in the 2015 James Bond movie Spectre, "All the surveillance in the world can't tell you what to do next. A license to kill is also a license not to kill.” America can exert its influence globally without resorting to war.
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With the massive amount of personal data on the Internet, Facebook nation has opened Pandora's box of total information awareness in the age of big data. Fortunately, Pandora's box released not only evil but also hope. ... The hope is that good will trump evil.
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Given the chance to let machines do the job, Google cofounder Larry Page estimated that nine out of 10 people "wouldn't want to be doing what they're doing today.” The remaining 10 % really love their jobs and make no distinction between working and playing.
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