Shinobu Yaguchi quotes

“We have become so dependent on technology. I am not fond of technology myself, and I do not have a smart phone.”
-- Shinobu Yaguchi

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“In Japanese society, the competitiveness is within a traditional respecting framework. The Japanese will not compete if that competition involves violence or if it is a zero sum gain - if you win, someone has to lose.”
-- Shinobu Yaguchi

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“I certainly have more enthusiasm when I'm dealing with marginalized people in Japan, and as a creative person I am part of that marginalization.”
-- Shinobu Yaguchi

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“People look at me, and they go, 'You're white, you're smart, you must have went to college. You must have grown up with money.'”

“Shakespeare was a smart dude. He was the president of Rome.”

“Rather than lose the public because television is here, wouldn't it be smart to adopt television as our instrument?”

“Misuse of reason might yet return the world to pre-technological night; plenty of religious zealots hunger for just such a result, and are happy to use the latest technology to effect it.”

“The business models in enterprise have changed pretty dramatically. A huge problem with enterprise software traditionally has been usually you sell to the customer and then they adopt the technology. The great thing about 'freemium' and the new way enterprise software is being sold is you get to try it first and then buy it.”

“It's a 360-degree sound experience. Like you're in the middle of the band. A lot of people have the technology to play the format, so why not put it out there. It sounds great.”

“Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously.”

Source : "Stars Rise at Startup Summer Camp" by Ryan Singel, www.wired.com. September 13, 2005.

“Free speech means the right to shout 'theatre' in a crowded fire.”

“My sense is that the wonderful technology that we have to visualize the inside of the body often leaves physicians feeling that the exam is a waste of time and so they may shortchange the ritual.”

“There will come a day when the phone doesn't ring as much as it used to.”