Joichi Ito Quotes

Joichi Ito — Japanese Businessman born on June 19, 1966,

Joichi "Joi" Ito is a Japanese-American activist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist and Director of the MIT Media Lab... (wikipedia)

In a world where discovery is more important than delivery, it's the people who find, remix and direct attention to old stuff that should be rewarded, not the people who deliver it or sit on it waiting for someone to show up.

If we destroy human rights and rule of law in the response to terrorism, they have won.

I have always viewed my role as a sort of ambassador or bridge between groups to help provide a dialog.

The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship.

I agree that it is not just the extremists who harbor bad thoughts or engage in bad acts, but they are usually the source of the polarization and try to keep education and communication of the main stream from moving forward.

Joichi Ito Quotes

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