Marshall McLuhan Quotes
The medieval student had to be paleographer, editor, and publisher of the authors he read. (p. 109)
Quotes to Explore
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I always watch the work I do.
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People realize this man knows what the hell's going on and nobody else does.
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I cannot always control what goes on outside. But I can always control what goes on inside.
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I am not irresponsible.
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Bollywood music is definitely a big part of Indian music and can be a great way to introduce people to the sound. But I hope to continue to incorporate other types of Indian music into my work.
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The look of being too deliberately dressed, with everything cautiously matching, always bores me.
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There's so much about Dolly Parton that every female artist should look to, whether it's reading her quotes or reading her interviews or going to one of her live shows. She's been such an amazing example to every female songwriter out there.
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I'm not a religious person, and I'm not too interested in being a part of a religion, but I do like having some sort of communal gathering, and having some sense of peoples.
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If you believe that the killing of innocent people is right, then you are not part of my future.
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I started in theatre, and for me, it was all about transformation. You transform into the character that you're playing.
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Well, I loved variety in television, I loved sketch comedy. At 'Saturday Night Live,' I stayed almost seven years.
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Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.
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I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well.
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The roads of life are strewn with the wreckage of run-down and half-finished loves.
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I think one purpose is very clear among corporations and business leaders: make profits, deliver high return for stockholders, conquer markets, service consumers and create jobs. But in today's world, demands from corporations and leaders are much more than that. We need to understand what people really want at the very end.
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I like writing a lot more than I used to. I used to find it scary but now I've got used to it once it gets going. I used to find it hard to start. Fear of the blank page. The first thing you write down won't bear any relation to what's in your head and that's always disappointing.
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I grew up having the library as the best place ever. I spent a lot of weekends there as a kid - my parents would drop me off and leave me there all day. I would just sit in the back and read whatever I could find.
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Promise, large promise, is the soul of an advertisement.
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The cold war is over, but cold war thinking survives.
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It is better not to try people, not to force them to desperation. Make them prosper; out of superfluidity, they will be generous. Full bellies breed gentle manners. The pinch of famine makes monsters.
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I'm feeling a lot of love right now. But I'm sorry. I've got a muzzle on me. I'm a rookie.
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There are things you maybe could get by a male drill instructor that a female instructor absolutely is never going to let you get away with. Women are harder on women.
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The medieval student had to be paleographer, editor, and publisher of the authors he read. (p. 109)
