"The genius of the economic machine is in its ability to convert these indulgences into profitability. It converts desire into attention, a grip on our eyeballs and eardrums, which in turn can be marketed to advertisers."

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Todd Gitlin

#Desire Quotes #Genius Quotes #Machines Quotes

“I'm a lot more selective with work these days. My perfect plan is to do one movie every nine months. It would have to be a project that I found inspiring. It would also have to include other actors and a director I am inspired to work with.”
“I'll lie here and learn How, over their ground, Trees make a long shadow And a light sound.”

Source : Louise Bogan (1941). “Poems and new poems”
“The vast majority of human beings are not interested in reason or satisfied with what it teaches.”
“Life will force you to make changes you never wanted to make”
“The hardest thing about writing is writing.”
“In all experience, there is something to be learned. In deepest sorrow, wisdom is found. In the well of despair, hope rises.”

Source : Yamamoto Tsunetomo, William Scott Wilson (2002). “Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai”, p.38, Kodansha International
“It's important, though, that there are not "four gospels." There is only one gospel: the good news of what God has done through Christ to save the world. But we read that one gospel in four complementary accounts: The gospel, according to Matthew, according to Mark, according to Luke, according to John.”

Source : Source: www.biblegateway.com
“The thing I like the best, especially being a parent of so many kids, Is that they're all so different. You love them all equally, but they're all so different from each other and that's the cool thing, to see their personalities start to develop and see how unique and different they all are and to be able to love them in their own unique ways. It's really, really, really special.”

Source : Source: www.businessinsider.com

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