"A linear projection into the future of any science or technology is like a form of propaganda &emdash; often persuasive, almost always wrong."

-- Pamela McCorduck

#Technology Quotes #Propaganda Quotes #Persuasive Quotes

“If the worst happens, if you lose and fail, but you still celebrate coming second because you've given it a red hot go. There is no need to fear failure.”

Source : Anh Do (2011). “The Happiest Refugee: The Extraordinary True Story of a Boy's Journey from Starvation at Sea to Becoming One of Australia's Best-loved Comedians”, p.64, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Ministry of Sound was actually the first club I ever played in the UK, it must have been around 1993. Being invited to play was a big thing and visited many times since - The Gallery always has a great crowd, great sound system and just a great night.”
“Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.”

Source : "Let’s Make Mother’s Day a Global Reality" by Liya Kebede, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 7, 2009.
“Mountains and deserts, with their sparse life at the limit of existence, make one restless and disconsolate; one becomes an explorer in an intellectual realm as well as in a physical one.”
“Unconscious decisions for action go on constantly inside the head.”
“You get up early in the morning and you work all day. Thatâ€™s the only secret.”
“She said she was approaching forty, and I couldn't help wondering from what direction.”
“She was lonely without Blunt, but she was lonelier at the idea that the world went on as though she had not loved him.”

Source : Colm Toibin (2012). “The Empty Family: Stories”, p.13, Simon and Schuster

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