Marshall McLuhan Quotes
Once introduced discontinuity, once challenge any of the properties of visual space, and as they flow from each other, the whole conceptual framework collapses.
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I believed I was invincible.
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There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.
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The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
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I can improve it a little bit. But it's my head, it's the way I am. So at the end of the day, I will be who I am and I will win how much I can win.
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As the years go by, I've added a few pounds on, and I like it. I like it that I look a little softer.
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As much as possible, location-specific information should not be collected in the first place, or not in personally identifiable form.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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I like to be underdressed rather than overdressed. For an event or a premiere, it's fun to dress up more - then I like to experiment.
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I'll have the chance to do a production number on A Capitol Fourth.
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When people refer to 'Back in the Day,' it was a Wednesday. Just a little fun fact for you.
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My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.
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I was always kind of florid. And full of rhetoric. That was my flaw. My whole time writing, I've had to work against that because it can be a wrecking posture.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.
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Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
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I am definitely a person of color.
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I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.
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All I want to do is to present the abundance of life on Earth.
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Despite my emphasis on technology, I do not view laws as inherently evil. My goals are political ones, even if my techniques are not. The only way to fundamentally succeed is by changing existing laws. If I rejected all help from the political arena I would inevitably fail.
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Already London is the biggest centre for Islamic finance outside the Islamic world. But today our ambition is to go further still. Because I don’t just want London to be a great capital of Islamic finance in the Western world. I want London to stand alongside Dubai and Kuala Lumpur as one of the great capitals of Islamic finance anywhere in the world.
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In Europe they look upon jazz as art. In America it's a diversion. Somebody opens a restaurant and installs another band off to the side. People don't listen.
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There are still some pieces that aren't being used, like the white-space bands between TV channels. With digital broadcasting, those buffers aren't needed anymore. The wireless telcos want to lease them, while the TV industry wants to maintain the status quo. Either decision would be a mistake.
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Once introduced discontinuity, once challenge any of the properties of visual space, and as they flow from each other, the whole conceptual framework collapses.
