None of us want to imagine the world without us.

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Perhaps the rest of the world would soldier on without us.

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Without the financial world, none of us would even be here.

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It reminded us we are a world without walls now.

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The challenge for marketers will be finding the delicate balance of embracing this new ecology to reach consumers effectively without pushing us toward a world where we become extraneous to the very technology we create.

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There are technologies that will give us the energy to power the world without wrecking the planet.

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World-class performance without a painful ride and with a fair bit of practicality makes us want this car more than a Corvette.

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"If we try to lurch into this thing without bringing with us what will probably be the majority of the countries of the world, it would be extremely unwise and very dangerous, " he warned.

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If the oceans do not make your heart go pitter-patter, how about engineering a bacteria that eats carbon dioxide -- and thus helps protect the world from overheating -- AND excretes fuel which will allow us to drive our cars and machines, without oil?

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