"The promise of technology is to remove the division between culture and nature. Whatever part of nature that is left over as an independent force is covered by the technological bluff, which refers it to the agenda of the future and disguises the deficiencies of the present."

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Source : "Philosophy and the Return to Self-Knowledge". Book by Donald Phillip Verene, 1997.

Donald Phillip Verene

#Independent Quotes #Technology Quotes #Promise Quotes

“Pity is woman's sweetest charm.”
“Me being biracial, me being from Canada but having success in the States, I have all these moments in my life where I'm jumping roof to roof. Black to white. Singing and rapping.”
“Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people.”

Source : "Life and Teachings of Giordano Bruno: Philosopher, Martyr, Mystic 1548 - 1600". Book by Coulson Turnbull, 1913.
“The goal changes from the general to the individual from need to wish, from ethics to aesthetics.”
“After all, a woman who doesn't love cats is never going to be make a man happy.”
“It's so clear that you have to cherish everyone. I think that's what I get from these older black women, that every soul is to be cherished, that every flower Is to bloom.”
“The eyes mirror the heart of a person. An entire life can be seen through them. Love, sorrow, deceit, pain. If you look closely, itâ€™s all there.”

Source : Gail Tsukiyama (2007). “The Language of Threads: A Novel”, p.66, Macmillan
“Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets you nowhere.”

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