Quotes from Esther Dyson

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

People need to understand that the technology is for them. It's not to them. It's not over them. People still sometimes want to be led a little too much.

People have to understand that they can reject technology. They can turn off their cell phone. They can stop looking at their e-mail. It's there if they want it. It's not being forced on them.

I have a short attention span. I couldn't stay doing the same thing for 30 years.

Having seen a non-market economy, I suddenly understood much better what I liked about a market economy.

When I was a young student, I thought grow-ups would come and make things work. Now I realize that grown-ups are just kids with wrinkles.

It offends me when people do useless work.

My life is like a series of comic strips, which is why I like investing: I really like new stuff.

The best entrepreneurs have a sense of purpose that drives them.