"Television watching does reduce reading and often encroaches on homework. Much of it is admittedly the intellectual equivalent of junk food. But in some respects, such as its use of standard written English, television watching is acculturative."

-- Edward Hirsch

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“Zen professes itself to be the spirit of Buddhism, but in fact it is the spirit of all religions and philosophies,”
“I accept challenges, I have always done that in writing.”
“And [he] sailed back over a year and in and out of weeks and through a day and into the night of his very own room where he found his supper waiting for him and it was still hot”
“Old ideas are continually being slain by new facts. There is nothing stable in the conclusions of the mind, and it is impossible that there ever should be unless we hold that the universe is made to the measure of the human mind, an assumption for which nothing in the past gives any warrant.”
“Symphonies can generate a tremendous amount of sounds, beauty, and emotion. That is part of their human feel and sweetness. Keyboards, on the other hand, give us access to millions of sounds. When I put the two together, the result is unique, and itâ€™s not only pleasing to the ear, but produces emotional responses that neither of the two can achieve on their own.”
“A concern with parenting...must direct attention beyond behavior. This is because parenting is not simply a set of behaviors, but participation in an interpersonal, diffuse, affective relationship. Parenting is an eminently psychological role in a way that many other roles and activities are not.”
“And when your back stops aching and your hands begin to harden, You will find yourself a partner in the Glory of the Garden.”
“Dogs and humans are symbiotic species. We need each other.”

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