“One theme of what I've been writing has been to get people to understand that "apolitical" means "you lose." It doesn't mean you live a utopian life free of politicians' influence. The destruction of the public domain is the clearest example, but it will only be the first.” PeopleWritingFirstsMeanHas BeensLosesInfluenceExamplePoliticianDestructionThemeDomainUtopianApoliticalPublic Domain Author:Lawrence Lessig
“'Freeing' a literary work into the public domain is less a public benefit than a transfer of wealth from the families of American writers to the executives and stockholders of various businesses who will continue to profit from, for example, 'The Garden Party,' while the descendants of Katherine Mansfield will not.” WealthPartyExampleBenefitsGardenProfitVariousExecutivesDomainTransfersDescendantsAmerican WriterLiterary WorksPublic Domain Author:Mark Helprin
“I will stress once again that we do not know the source from which the UFOs or the alien beings come whether or not, for example, they originate in the physical universe as modern astrophysics has described it). But they manifest in the physical world and bring about definable consequences in that domain.” KnowsWorldUniverseModernExampleSourceConsequenceStressAliensManifestDomainUfoAstrophysics Author:Jacques Vallee
“Michelle Obama is a powerful example of someone who has learned how to align her actions with her values, manage boundaries across domains of life, and embrace change courageously.” ActionValuesPowerfulExampleEmbraceBoundariesManageDomainEmbrace Change Author:Stewart D. Friedman