Marshall McLuhan Quotes
At no period of human culture have men understood the psychic mechanism involved in invention and technology. (p. 300)
Quotes to Explore
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Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
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Every artist was first an amateur.
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It's not like I didn't do anything for 10 years and chose a new profession. I've been on the ice a lot. I'm not an outsider.
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I do feel like there's a level of ridiculousness going on in electronic music... It's getting borderline absurd out there.
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We watch our sons go to war, disagree with the rationale for sending them, loathe the men who ordered them to battle, and then, when the veterans come home, beg and plead with the local V.A. to ensure they have access to proper care.
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If God is not sending earthquakes, destroying economies and inflicting pain upon human beings, what is God doing? God works through people, calling them to help their neighbors in need. God comforts His people, walking with them even 'through the valley of the shadow of death.'
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The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience.
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Antonio Damasio is a distinguished neuroscientist with a flair for writing about science and an enthusiasm for philosophizing.
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When you do portraits professionally it's not a desire, it's for money.
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I'm very much an observer and a conduit of thoughts and ideas.
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I think Hollywood makes the mistake of mixing all these identities and cultures, mostly from the Middle East.
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Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.
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My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope.' Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
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There is definitely that thing here a little where people are like 'Oh that Broadway girl has come to Nashville' and I'm like 'Listen you guys, I was singing country before I even got a Broadway show. And I'm from Kentucky.'
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ISIS is on the offense, with the ability to attack at will, anyplace, anytime.
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I grew up in an acting family. I was heavily discouraged from doing it myself when I was young, which is the only responsible route to take with any child, because it's not necessarily the easiest of lives.
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I have fought all over the world, and I am excited to be in 'EA Sports MMA' because this game is going to show the global appeal of mixed martial arts.
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There are days when any electrical appliance in the house, including the vacuum cleaner, seems to offer more entertainment possibilities than the television set.
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I need to find the right guy and the right family. The day I find something worth my while, I will get married and have kids, too.
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A couple of back operations didn't cure anything, but instead, things got worse and worse and worse.
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I think marriage is all about timing.
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I prefer to speak of 'interdimensionals' rather than 'extraterrestrials' because the latter has connotations of 'little green men' and all the other cliche responses. Nor does it tell the full story.
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At no period of human culture have men understood the psychic mechanism involved in invention and technology. (p. 300)
