133 Quotes by Esther Dyson

It offends me when people do useless work.

I have had the same apartment in New York City for almost 40 years but have actually lived in it for less than half of that time, owing to a busy travel schedule.

Doing something totally new is tricky. If you are second - and if you are smart - you can learn from the first person's mistakes.

You should not want to be a politician because you want to be president. You should be a politician because you want to fix the world or represent a movement.

Indeed, though people increasingly learn and interact online, we retain a fundamental need to engage in person.

Anyone will tell you if you want to run a business, you need to monitor costs and revenues. In the same manner, if you want to run your body, you need to monitor intake and returns. It's in your best interest.

The challenge of ensuring adequate, nutrient-rich food for an expanding global population is a daunting one, especially given constraints on key resources like water and agricultural land.