Edward S. Herman (Edward Samuel Herman) Quotes

If the business community and political elite want to go to war they find it easy to mobilize domestic consent.

Edward S. Herman

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• For decades, scholars have studied the ways in which implicit biases affect how we perceive other people in this multiethnic society of ours. The data consistently shows that about 90 percent of us possess some implicit prejudices - and, unsurprisingly, people typically favor their own group.

  

  J. D. Vance
  • People
  • Society
  • Data

• Minimalism now is a reaction to what came before. It's absolutely of its time. Music moved into the set theory thing, and moved out of it.

  

  Harrison Birtwistle
  • Time
  • Music
  • Theory

• I hadn't thought that women were particularly dangerous golfers. Could that be the reason that the Augusta National Golf club refuses to take down its 'No Women Allowed' sign?

  

  Madeleine M. Kunin
  • Women
  • Thought
  • Golf

• We all have our strengths and our failings.

  

  Hannah Simone
  • Our
  • Strengths
  • Failings

• If men possessed wisdom, which stands in the same relation to the form of man as the sight to the eye, they would not cause any injury to themselves or to others; for the knowledge of truth removes hatred and quarrels, and prevents mutual injuries.

  

  Maimonides
  • Men
  • Truth
  • Knowledge

• I am deeply concerned with the diminution of the teaching strength of the country as a result of the disproportionately low salaries that are paid to teachers throughout the country.

  

  Bainbridge Colby
  • Teaching
  • Teachers
  • Salaries

• Religion has caused more misery to all of mankind in every stage of human history than any other single idea.

  

  Madalyn Murray O'Hair
  • History
  • Single
  • Religion

• I'm a big fan of Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars – that's my next level. You've got to dream. People have always tried to shoot me down for wanting to be a big worldwide star. But why not? You have to broaden your horizons and put yourself out there.

  

  Olly Murs
  • People
  • Star
  • Fan

• If my life was a song the title would be 'Naima'.

  

  Naima Adedapo
  • Life
  • Song
  • My Life

• Growth is a panacea for many ills in society; not entirely, but many.

  

  P. Chidambaram
  • Society
  • Growth
  • Panacea

• Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.

  

  Paracelsus
  • Philosophy
  • Ethics
  • Medicine

• Vegetarian is like raising a kid Mennonite. It's difficult but not that different. Raising your kid vegan is like being Amish. A totally different world.

  

  Victoria Moran
  • World
  • Different
  • Difficult

• Generally, if I read something that I think is really good and that I feel a connection with and is right for me, I see and hear who the guy is, as manifested by me.

  

  J. K. Simmons
  • Good
  • Guy
  • Feel

• I have always thought, the secret purpose of the book tour is to make the writer hate the book he's written. And, as a result, drive him to write another book.

  

  Salman Rushdie
  • Book
  • Hate
  • Purpose

• The world is me and I am the world.

  

  Jiddu Krishnamurti
  • World

• The interviews have gotten much longer with 'Humans of New York.' When I was first starting, I was just photographing people. And then I went to just kind of including a quote or two. Now when I'm approaching somebody on the street, I'm spending about 30 to 45 minutes with them often.

  

  Brandon Stanton
  • People

• I was always a little bit afraid because I found out at a very early age that once you make a record, all the mistakes and all the good things are there for eternity.

  

  Johnny Mathis
  • Good
  • Age

• I mostly listen to very popular songs. But I'm a huge fan of Stevie Wonder, and I love jazz - Glenn Fredly, Diah Lestari - so 80% jazz, 20% mixed with everything - disco, hip hop.

  

  Joe Taslim
  • Wonder
  • Popular

• I saw Boy George looking amazing, absolutely unbelievable, and messaged him asking for the number of his nutritionist. I got in touch with her, and she put me on this diet plan, working out which foods do and don't suit me. It's not rocket science - basically, don't eat cake, don't eat bread.

  

  James Corden
  • She
  • Science
  • Amazing

• The book came after the fall of the Taliban, it says something about Afghan family life. Those kind of stories - what happens behind the scenes on a TV screen - are important.

  

  Asne Seierstad
  • Life
  • Important
  • Family

• Don't wallow in brainstorming. Time spent fiddling with a business plan or filling up whiteboards with ideas is time that you could spend actually launching your business and seeing if the idea floats. Launching gives you real, solid feedback, instead of the imaginary 'what if' scenarios dreamed up in a conference room.

  

  Naveen Jain
  • Up
  • Time
  • Real

• Technology is, of course, a double edged sword. Fire can cook our food but also burn us.

  

  Jason Silva
  • Food
  • Technology
  • Fire

• After a big war a nation doesn't want another for a generation or more.

  

  Edward Grey
  • War

• If the business community and political elite want to go to war they find it easy to mobilize domestic consent.

  

  Edward S. Herman
  • War
  • Political
  • Community