Noam Chomsky Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.
-
The Siren waits thee, singing song for song.
-
I'm not pessimistic about much of anything.
-
If you don't enjoy it, then putting in the long hours is going to take their toll. If you don't enjoy it, then putting in the long hours is going to take their toll.
-
I'm an atheist and a humanist, so I have no desire to evangelize anyone.
-
Experience has taught me, when I am shaving of a morning, to keep watch over my thoughts, because, if a line of poetry strays into my memory, my skin bristles so that the razor ceases to act.
-
Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.
-
In the last quarter of the eighteenth century bourgeois Europe needed to emancipate itself from that combination of feudalism and commercial capitalism which we know as mercantilism.
-
If the IOC would move the Olympic hockey tournament to the summer, that would be great. We'd be thrilled to have our players participate because then it doesn't affect our season.
-
First and foremost, I'm a decorator and product designer. Everything I do, the television shows, the books, that comes from the design work. It's what I love.
-
I've always considered myself to be fiercely patriotic. I love Britain - its history and the down-to-earth attitude people have.
-
When anyone recognizes you on the street, they are always very nice and genuine and excited to meet you.
-
Matt Weiner is very perceptive; there's something about the rhythms and the way people speak that is very authentic to the actor. But there are qualities that are dissimilar. The characters on 'Mad Men' are struggling with pretty profound unhappiness, but I can tell you this is a happy bunch.
-
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
-
I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.
-
Coney Island was the centre of the world for me. I loved the rides, the hot dogs - I've never gotten over it.
-
For me, I think there's a lot more room in cable television to tell broader stories. NBC and the networks, they're all very mainstream, and they're a little more conservative in how they approach storytelling.
-
Don't be too proud to take lessons. I'm not.
-
People put themselves in difficult situations in lots of different areas. What you count on is people taking every precaution. The aerospace industry is unique in this aspect because a thousandths-of-an-inch mistake can cause spectacular failures.
-
To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable, or easy.
-
Illegal downloading, digital cheating, and cutting and pasting other people's stuff may be easy, but that doesn't make those activities right.
-
You can tell a lot about a person just by watching their facial expressions. But there are times when it's best to hide your feelings, especially at work.
-
When you live in a community where people know you, it makes you want to be good and decent. It's a strong influence.
-
How it is we have so much information, but know so little?
