"Is this something else our age does - on the one hand make communication easier than ever before, while on the other hand widening the gulf between those who are 'developed' and those who are not?"

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Source : Dervla Murphy (1987). “Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle”, p.74, The Overlook Press

Dervla Murphy

#Communication Quotes #Hands Quotes #Age Quotes

“It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul.”
“The very thing that drives you, can drive you insane Got a head full of thought crimes and a number with no name Got an eleventh hour Jesus and a mouth full of blame A casket lined with silver dollars and a number with no name.”
“The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides.”

Source : Quoted in Chicago Daily News, 11 June 1958
“We're all called. If you're here breathing, you have a contribution to make.”
“I try to make very careful decisions about what I choose to do, and it's - I know that unfortunately one of the misperceptions about me, I think, is that I'm sort of a moth to the limelight.”

Source : "Larry King Live", www.cnn.com. January 3, 2000.
“People feel optimistic. Look at the jobs report.”
“I refuse to step inside the ring and fight like a gladiator against my own. I'm not playing that game. Any woman who has survived a year or more of making music has my undying respect.”
“It is a duty not only to punish, but to prevent all manner of evil.”

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