Marshall McLuhan Quotes
There are no connections in resonant space. There are only interfaces and metamorphoses. (p. 75)
Quotes to Explore
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I realized I made a big mistake and if I could have it over again, I would do it so much differently.
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For every benefit you receive a tax is levied.
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Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.
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I think people can tell when you're pandering to them, and they feel insulted. I think that one thing that is really nice about the work that I do is that I can just sort of make mistakes or try out different ideas or be inconsistent and be vulnerable.
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Palestinian propagandists can say and do anything they please without concern for the truth, in the belief that if they repeat it often enough it will simply become the truth.
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When a politician bends the truth or a CEO breaks a promise, trust takes a beating.
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When I get down to Louisiana, I get to have a taste of some of that great food.
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Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
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I believe that a man can only be useful to his country when he can look at it clearly.
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The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.
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As awful as crime can be, it's what happens afterward - the struggling to get out of bed, to put one foot in front of the other - that alters people.
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I need something to do when I'm not working, or I crawl up the walls. So I've just taken up kung fu. I was looking for some kind of calming, relaxing activity. I tried yoga, but it wasn't really me.
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I have come here only to share the voices and dreams of our children - because they are all our children.
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Sharks are being driven to extinction because people want to eat their fins and their flesh.
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Now, they hold the World Cup every year, so it's like any Super Series. It's boring. To me, it's very boring. I think the players will always attend the World Cup. But for the fans, and also for most players, the Olympics and Asian Games will become more important. Nobody will look forward to the World Cup with anticipation.
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We bled writing these songs, we bled in the studio, and now we're out bleeding getting them right live.
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The best thing you can do for your body is sleep. It's simple. Cater to your body as much as to your mind. Your body, after all, houses your mind. You have to pay attention to your physicality as much as your mentality.
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I've had a job since I was 11. I had a paper route, I worked at a video store, I was a toy doll at FAO Schwartz when I was in high school. And I think that it's made me really disciplined when it came to pursuing acting, because I had no clue how to go about it.
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I don't like dining rooms. I think they have too much structure and are too formal.
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All those years of skating and dancing have carried over. I can't design anything without thinking of how a woman's body will look and move when she's wearing it.
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On the balance beam, sometimes it's really hard to stay on if you're having some rough times.
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In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because these days it takes the first to make yourself heard.
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Recognize and embrace your flaws so you can learn from them. Sometimes it takes a little polishing to truly shine.
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There are no connections in resonant space. There are only interfaces and metamorphoses. (p. 75)
