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John Brockman Quotes

Total quotes: 11
“I like to keep changing the subject, mainly to entertain and to surprise myself.”
— John Brockman, 关于约翰•布罗克曼
Tagged: Random, ADD, talking
“If I attempted to describe myself, it would end in awkwardness, confusion, and contradiction.”
— John Brockman, 关于约翰•布罗克曼
Tagged: biography, Describing Yourself, If I Contradict Myself (So What?)
“Throughout history, intellectual life has been marked by the fact that only a small number of people have done the serious thinking for everybody else. ”
— John Brockman, edge.org
Tagged: Against Mediocrity, History
“What are the pressing scientific issues for the nation and the world, and what is your advice on how I can begin to deal with them?”
— John Brockman, 2003: WHAT ARE THE PRESSING SCIENTIFIC ISSUES FOR THE NATION AND THE WORLD, AND WHAT IS YOUR ADVICE ON HOW I CAN BEGIN TO DEAL WITH THEM?
Tagged: Thoughtful Questions, Science Questions, List of Edge Foundation's Annual Questions, Edge Question of 2003
“How is the internet changing the way you think?”
— John Brockman, John Brockman: the man who runs the world's smartest website
Tagged: Thoughtful Questions, Questions to Stimulate Thought, Intellectual Questions, List of Edge Foundation's Annual Questions, Edge Question of 2010
“What is your favorite deep, elegant or beautiful explanation?”
— Steven Pinker, John Brockman, 2012: Edge Foundation Annual Question
Tagged: List of Edge Foundation's Annual Questions, Interesting Questions
“What drives me is the idea of exalting ideas.”
— John Brockman, Nimble Deal-Maker For Stars Of Science
Tagged: My Philosophy, Ideas, The World of Ideas, Thomas Carlyle
“What do you believe even though you cannot prove it?”
— John Brockman, John Brockman: the man who runs the world's smartest website
Tagged: Thoughtful Questions, Questions to Stimulate Thought, Intellectual Questions
“What have you changed your mind about?”
— John Brockman, John Brockman: the man who runs the world's smartest website
Tagged: Thoughtful Questions, Questions to Stimulate Thought, Intellectual Questions
“What will change everything?”
— John Brockman, John Brockman: the man who runs the world's smartest website
Tagged: Thoughtful Questions, Questions to Stimulate Thought, Intellectual Questions
“What is your dangerous idea?”
— John Brockman, John Brockman: the man who runs the world's smartest website
Tagged: Thoughtful Questions, Questions to Stimulate Thought, Intellectual Questions
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