Marshall McLuhan Quotes
The magic of the cave image lies in its being, not in its being seen. The symbolic does not refer. It is. (p. 350)
Quotes to Explore
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At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar. They came with their gifts to worship the Christ child.
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Mr. Norrell is like a librarian trying to do magic... That's the story of my career, really. I stand next to good looking men and make them look better!
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Much of the conventional wisdom associated with Vietnam was highly inaccurate. Far from an inevitable result of the imperative to contain communism, the war was only made possible through lies and deceptions aimed at the American public, Congress, and members of Lyndon Johnson's own administration.
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The point - the power to hurt - of all figures lies in the truthfulness of their application.
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The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
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Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of. Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden. And make no mistake about it, to strive to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case.
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Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit.
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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
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Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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There is in every woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.
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Donald Trump did not appear by magic.
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If there is something magic about the collaborations I have with actors it's because I put the character first.
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Magic symbolises the subconscious - that part of us that is creative and powerful that we sometimes don't tap into.
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I often ask myself, 'Why is it that most of the lies come out of Islamic countries, and why is it that most of the social corruptions are in the Middle East and in these Islamic countries?' The answer is, when you control something, when you suppress something, people try to do it another way.
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Judgements prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances.
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People where we come from hear so many lies that the truth stands out like a sore thumb.
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When you're rehearsing, you get really inspired in the beginning, but then it becomes repetitious and you lose the magic. How do you get the magic again? The magic happens when you're not pushing it.
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The magic that you hear in tales and things was all based around the Celtic mythology of England, which is Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings. I just drain from that source. I just drain everything. So the magic is there.
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Once you become a mother, your relationships in your own life change. Perhaps with your own mother, and perhaps with your sister. Perhaps with your baby-daddy.
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Even if your family isn't quite there for you, find the people that support you and hang on to those people and try to let go of those that try to take you down.
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People are so nice, you know. It's such a credit to Howard Stern - the audience base that he created is such a special thing. It took him a long time to create this family of fans, and I was lucky to be a part of that for a while.
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When I started to be a writer, I was not going to run the risk of boring you.
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The magic of the cave image lies in its being, not in its being seen. The symbolic does not refer. It is. (p. 350)
