"Television has made places look alike, and it has transformed the way we see. A whole generation of Americans, maybe two, has grown up looking at the world through a lens."

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Ronald Steel

#Two Quotes #Lenses Quotes #Generations Quotes

“The science of booby-trapping has taken a good deal of the fun out of following hot on the enemy's heels.”

Source : A. J. Liebling (2004). “Mollie and Other War Pieces”, p.121, U of Nebraska Press
“Ever since I was old enough to remember my own actions, I realized that when I am passionate about something, I must do it 130%, regardless of what other passions I may already be pursuing.”
“My times of silence before God are very important to me now. I put everything else down, every word away, and I am with the Lord. When I'm quiet, life falls into perspective for me. I have a very active mind and I'm a worrier, but in those moments when I choose to put that away, I rest beside the Shepherd in still places. Why don't you give yourself a gift today? Turn off the television or the car stereo, put down the newspaper or the business plan, and in the quietness, rest for a while beside the Shepherd of your soul.”

Source : Sheila Walsh (2001). “Gifts for Your Soul: A Book of Daily Devotions”, Zondervan Publishing Company
“Non-pantheist models for god seem almost completely untenable to me, though not without interest.”
“I have failed 'Star Wars' trivia tests. People come up to me at conventions and use terms that I've never heard of.”
“I love England. It's no coincidence it's the first place I moved to for a more cosmopolitan life, which is the only thing Iceland lacks.”
“We need to respond to the mood of the people - that we must take the lives of the other side as well.”
“I think most entrepreneurs would refer to themselves as "accidental". No one looks for stress and pain. You stumble on to it.”

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