“In an information economy, entrepreneurs master the science of information in order to overcome the laws of the purely physical sciences. They can succeed because of the surprising power of the laws of information, which are conducive to human creativity. The central concept of information theory is a measure of freedom of choice. The principle of matter, on the other hand, is not liberty but limitation- it has weight and occupies space.” HumansMatterHandsLawOrderChoicesSpaceLibertyPrinciplesCreativityEconomyInformationMastersTheorySucceedConceptsEconomicsOvercomingWeightEntrepreneurLimitationSurprisingFreedom Of ChoicePhysical Science Book:Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World Source: Knowledge and Power: The Information Theory of Capitalism and How it is Revolutionizing our World
“Just as words have two functions - information and creation - so each human mind has two personalities, one on the surface, one deeper down. The upper personality... is conscious and alert... The lower personality is a... perfect fool, but without it there is no literature.” MindHumansTwoLiteraturePerfectCreativityInformationCreationFoolPersonalityConsciousFunctionDeeperSurfaceHuman MindTwo Personalities Author:E. M. Forster
“We're flooding people with information. We need to feed it through a processor. A human must turn information into intelligence or knowledge.” PeopleNeedsHumansTurnsInformationFloodingProcessors Author:Grace Hopper
“We already know enough to begin to cope with all the major problems that are now threatening human life and much of the rest of life on earth. Our crisis is not a crisis of information; it is a crisis of decision of policy and action.” KnowsHumansEnoughProblemActionEarthDecisionInformationPolicyMajorsCrisisHuman LifeThreateningMajor ProblemsRest Of Life Author:George Wald
“We still have books because they are so brilliantly suited to the way human beings absorb information and at their best, they are among the most beautiful things we have.” WayHumansStillsBookBeautifulHuman BeingsInformationBeautiful Things Author:David Gelernter