Marshall McLuhan Quotes
Unlike previous environmental changes, the electric media constitutes a total and near-instanteous transformation of culture, values and attitudes.
Quotes to Explore
-
Give me chastity and continence, but not yet.
-
You go where you think it's good for your work and your soul to go. I need to go someplace where I am reminded about why I wanted to act in the first place, and for me, that's the theater.
-
I am not an enemy of the Negro. We want him here among us; he is the only laboring class we have.
-
My first job ever was on 'Peak Practice.' I just had to walk up the stairs. They kept the take where I slipped slightly, which was annoying.
-
We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
-
I used to be a professional kiteboarder. People were like, 'Oh, my God, are you scared of sharks? Are you scared of injuries?' You can't be scared. If you're scared, then you can't do it. You can't train to be the best.
-
Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
-
Hairdressers are a wonderful breed. You work one-on-one with another human being and the object is to make them feel so much better and to look at themselves with a twinkle in their eye.
-
That was my challenge as an actress: to be a necessary part of the office without being too aggressive.
-
I've had horrible days where you wake up with a zit, and you have to film, and it's terrible.
-
Biochemistry is the science of life. All our life processes - walking, talking, moving, feeding - are essentially chemical reactions. So biochemistry is actually the chemistry of life, and it's supremely interesting.
-
With Shakespeare, there's no subtext; you're speaking exactly what you're thinking constantly.
-
As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.
-
That I am not a member of any Christian church is true; but I have never denied the truth of the Scriptures, and I have never spoken with intentional disrespect of religion in general, or of any denomination of Christians in particular.
-
I would advise all youths aspiring to athletic fame or a professional career to practice clean living, fair play and good sportsmanship.
-
I do read all my work aloud as I'm working - this has made it a little hard to adjust to my husband's retirement. I can shout the shouty parts if I'm alone in the house, but of course, I feel a fool if someone is there to hear me.
-
My ambition is to get better as an actor.
-
The big thing in my family growing up is that everybody had to play a musical instrument. We were like the von Trapps.
-
Being Sexiest Woman Alive definitely didn't just open all the doors for me, which I thought it would. I thought, 'This is going to be huge for me!' And it really wasn't at all.
-
And my little sister died when she was 16.
-
Old cookbooks connect you to your past and explain the history of the world.
-
The issue of civil rights was too much for the establishment to handle. One of the chapters of history thats least studied by historians is the 300 to 500 riots in the U.S. between 1965 and 1970.
-
Unlike previous environmental changes, the electric media constitutes a total and near-instanteous transformation of culture, values and attitudes.
