John Twelve Hawks - Lives Quotes

5 Sourced Quotes

View all John Twelve Hawks Quotes

True freedom is tolerant. It gives people the right to live and think in new ways.

John Twelve Hawks

Modern authority is based on a system of lies that are accepted by the general population. If you pull away the curtain and show the reality of power, people are motivated to question the fictions that govern their own lives.

John Twelve Hawks

These days, I live on the grid – primarily because of medical issues. But I think that it would be hypocritical for a writer to condemn our surveillance culture and then appear on the Charlie Rose show to blather about personal details. Focusing on a writer's life undermines the power of that writer's ideas.

John Twelve Hawks

Machines, no matter how sophisticated, can only follow programs. If we sleepwalk through our lives, then we're no better than machines. Only humans are capable of a job done well — which means thinking about the consequences of our actions. A job done well pays the bills, but it also improves the lives of everyone around us.

John Twelve Hawks

Almost every important choice in our lives is really just an expression of hope.

John Twelve Hawks