Marshall McLuhan Quotes
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The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.
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Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet.
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Many incredible artists die before they were famous.
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I hope kids feel gratitude for what they do have.
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When the divine vision is attained, all appear equal; and there remains no distinction of good and bad, or of high and low.
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I am fortunate to stay at lots of lovely hotels when I'm on tour, but my favourite hotel group in Britain is Malmaison. I recently stayed at the Malmaison in Manchester, which was pretty amazing. It had a fabulous bar and restaurants, as well as fantastic rooms with mood lighting.
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I'm an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping up against each other.
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We Germans should know that we're good at constructing cars, and we have a lot of good qualities. But we're not the funniest.
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A society that admits misery, a humanity that admits war, seem to me an inferior society and a debased humanity; it is a higher society and a more elevated humanity at which I am aiming - a society without kings, a humanity without barriers.
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We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity.
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Someone was asking me what my favorite outfit is, and 100%, without a doubt in my mind, is my forever lazy.
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Shania Twain brought a whole other fan base to country music with her sound, the way the videos were produced.
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More enduringly than any other sport, wrestling teaches self-control and pride. Some have wrestled without great skill - none have wrestled without pride.
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A box without hinges, key, or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid.
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I balance with prayer and music. I sing every day.
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I was on a path that could've really led to disaster, and the one thing for me that really kept me focused and gave me something to believe in and a sense of self-worth and a discipline was music.
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There are a lot of people who don't want things like fashion weeks to happen.
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The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly.
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This is our culture, and I don't care who the musician is, if he avoids black people, then he is scared of something. He doesn't have confidence in himself or else he doesn't believe in what he's doing.
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You learn that not all things fall into a certain kind of pattern that can be predictable and that can be understandable and that's going to be easy, you know.
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The act of contributing to the lives of others is its own reward. A servant's heart is a greater motivator than financial gain.
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If language were liquid, it would be rushing in. Instead here we are in a silence more eloquent than any word could ever be.
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When I write a book, I write a book for myself; the reaction is up to the reader. It's not my business whether people like or dislike it.
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Casting my perils before swains.
