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Humor is the only thing that allows you to survive every pressure and crisis.

Vinton Cerf

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But what we all have to learn is that we can't do everything ourselves.
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I believe that the problem of global climate change will ultimately spur our global society to respond and while the condition does not appear to be reversible, we will find ways to adapt to it.
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People's motivations haven't changed in maybe 400 or maybe 4,000 years.
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At Google, we see and feel the dangers of the government-led Net crackdown.
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The purpose behind terrorism is to instill fear in people - the fear that electrical power, for instance, will be taken away or the transportation system will be taken down.
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I was very nervous about going up to teach at Stanford and very nervous even about going to ARPA.
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I am an optimist by nature and believe strongly that technology can be brought to bear to create alternatives, even in crisis situations.
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