Marshall McLuhan Quotes
The 'interface' of the Renaissance was the meeting of medieval pluralism and modern homogeneity and mechanism – a formula for blitz and metamorphosis. (p. 161)
Quotes to Explore
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Yeah, I have animosity, a chip on my shoulder. But I love, too.
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Ever since I can remember I was telling stories and had a huge interest in other people and what made them tick.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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Even if I get thrown out of Hollywood, I'll come back.
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A runner's stride is not perfectly efficient.
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People have a tendency to see country life through rose-colored glasses.
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If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'.
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Comedy and tragedy co-exist. You can't have one without the other. I'm of the school that anything can be funny if seen from a comedic point of view.
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There's always pressure, from other people and yourself. If you're happy with the looks you're born with, then what are you going to do your whole life? We keep thinking up new things and finding better ways of doing things because we're not happy with what we're given.
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A lot of my work is about what's abstract and what's pictorial. Is it bubblegum, or is it an abstract painting using bubblegum? The energy comes from walking that line and watching things dip this way and that.
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True friendship multiplies the good in life and divides its evils. Strive to have friends, for life without friends is like life on a desert island... to find one real friend in a lifetime is good fortune; to keep him is a blessing.
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To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I'm writing a script, one of the first things I do is find the music I'm going to play for the opening sequence.
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Get it out of your historic head.
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War was never so careful as to inflict suffering only where it was merited.
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Sure-hoofed is my steed impelled by the spur;The high sprigs of alder are on thy shield;Bran art thou called, of the glittering branches.
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Lord but I dislike poetry. How can anyone remember words that aren’t put to music?
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Two men say they’re Jesus, one of them must be wrong.
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We should give the Lord the excellence He deserves in everything we do.
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When you are a designer, what's important is to be aware of things. Everything should lead to an idea, a line to follow, a movement.
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You can plan all you want, but at the end of the day, you have what you have. Don’t set your expectations too high.
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Chimpanzees, typically, kiss and embrace after fights. They first make eye contact from a distance to see the mood of the others. Then they approach and kiss and embrace.
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One always pulls the trigger out of self-interest and quotes history to avoid responsibility or pangs of conscience.
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Most of the time, perhaps 99 percent of the time, the defendant is guilty; his screams are the final protest of a human being about to lost his most precious possession, his freedom.
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The 'interface' of the Renaissance was the meeting of medieval pluralism and modern homogeneity and mechanism – a formula for blitz and metamorphosis. (p. 161)
