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Kevin Kelly, born on August 14, 1952, is a seasoned editor with a broad influence in the fields of technology, culture, and art. He has held editing positions at several renowned publishing houses and brought many excellent works to readers.

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“Instead of asking your child what they learned today, ask them who they helped today.”

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Book:Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

Source: Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

“We're just at the beginning of the beginning of all these kind of changes. There's a sense that all the big things have happened, but relatively speaking, nothing big has happened yet. In 20 years from now we'll look back and say, 'Well, nothing really happened in the last 20 years.'”

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“But in a turbulent environment the change is so widespread that it just routes around any kind of central authority. So it is best to manage the bottom-up change rather than try to institute it from the top down.”

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“A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to be thinking, that are not smart in themselves. But when you have a network of them together, out of that arises a kind of smartness.”

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“I work in a "you scratch my back, and I'll stab yours" kind of a place.”

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Born: August 14, 1952
Known for: Editor
Quotes: 99

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Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known EarlierRelated source material

What Technology WantsRelated source material

Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic WorldRelated source material

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