Quotes
Authors
Eric A. Havelock
"Could it be argued that if the Chinese revolution seems to be a response to the needs of rural society, whereas the Russian is an urbanized phenomenon, this difference corresponds to that which exists between the users of two different forms of written communication, the one archaic, the other alphabetic?" --
Source : "Chinese Characters and the Greek Alphabet". Sino-Platonic Papers, Issue no. 5, sino-platonic.org. December 1987.
Eric A. Havelock
#Communication Quotes
#Two Quotes
#Differences Quotes
“Humanity will live as long as there are humans.”
“I should probably confess that I get bored easily, which explains my reluctance to work with formula, tropes, whatever.”
“My mom always complains about my lack of a boyfriend. Well, next time she asks, I'm going to tell her I'm dating two different guys-Mr Duracell and Mr Energizer.”
“The Bosnian Genocide was something that triggered my consciousness and led to an awakening politically for me.”
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“I look at my yesterdays for months past, and find them as good a lot of yesterdays as anybody might want. I sit there in the firelight and see them all. The hours that made them were good, and so were the moments that made the hours. I have had responsibilities and work, dangers and pleasure, good friends, and a world without walls to live in.”
“The person who discovered the law of love was a far greater scientist than any of our modern scientists. Only our explorations have not gone far enough and so it is not possible for everyone to see all its workings.”
“I thought religion would make me live with my head in the clouds, but as often as not, it grounds me in this world.”
“I don't like the act of talking; it makes me slightly light-headed.”