Marshall McLuhan Quotes
All forms of violence are quests for identity. When you live on the frontier, you have no identity. You're a nobody.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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I just use intuition - would I wear that? Would it feel okay? It's pretty simple, nothing too complicated.
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I don't even know which end of a computer one is supposed to gaze into. I've never used a computer.
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Business today consists in persuading crowds.
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Of course I used to smile and laugh in 1976, but not when I was competing. Please show me somebody who laughs when they are concentrating; I always smiled.
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It seems that this situation is not restricted to science but is more generally human.
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I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.
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What makes Ireland inclined toward the drama is that it's a great country for conversation.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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I don't know if I'd say I feel green, but I'm getting to know myself as an actor now in a way that I never did as a kid.
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I don't think it's ever changed, whether its Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Zeppelin, Guns n' Roses or anyone today, the reason why you get into music is because you love it, and if you're good at it, that's a plus.
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All of his saves have come in relief appearances.
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People just get kicks out of making other people sad.
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Losing feels worse than winning feels good.
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The loving parts of your personality have no trouble loving. That is all they do. You experience the loving parts of as gratitude, appreciation, caring, patience, contentment and awe of life.
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I think I still have that same drive and determination, the same curiosity and passion for filmmaking that I did when I first started. Every film brings with it unique challenges and experiences, and I approach every one with the same enthusiasm.
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I like the fact that glass ceilings are breaking all over.
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Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.
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Our death is not an end if we can live on in our children and the younger generation. For they are us; our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.
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Australians were unique due to our corals, our apples, our gum trees and our kangaroos.
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Shooting a television show can be very difficult and at times can really wear on you. If you keep reminding yourself that it is a job and you show up together as a team and as a whole, you can prevail.
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You can make yourself crazy, refiguring it all after the fact. You did what you thought was best at the time. You helped a friend. That’s what matters.
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All forms of violence are quests for identity. When you live on the frontier, you have no identity. You're a nobody.
