"The culture used to move relatively slowly, so you could take aim. Now it moves so fast, and is so fluffy and meaningless, you feel like an idiot even complaining about it."

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Source : "9/11 ripped the bandage off US culture" by Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2008.

Susan Faludi

#Moving Quotes #Culture Quotes #Fluffy Quotes

“I was afraid that that Catch-22 would cause VR to fail to achieve liftoff. That worry is now gone. Facebook's acquisition of Oculus means that VR is going to happen in all its glory. The resources and long-term commitment that Facebook brings gives Oculus the runway it needs to solve the hard problems of VR â€“ and some of them are hard indeed. I now fully expect to spend the rest of my career pushing VR as far ahead as I can.”
“Never trust nobody, your moms will set your ***** up.”
“An example would be handy right about now”
“A solved problem creates two new problems, and the best prescription for happy living is not to solve any more problems.”
“Creating a nation requires the will of the people.”
“Praise is the symbol which represents sympathy, and which the mind insensibly substitutes for its recollection and language.”

Source : Sir James Mackintosh (1851). “The Miscellaneous Works of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh: Complete in One Volume”, p.95
“He rose to his feet and padded down the last few steps silently, came up behind Kim, and leaned over her to say, â€œI vant to drink your bloodâ€ in a heavy, fake Dracula accent. She shrieked, flailed, and a zombie ate her brains on-screen."!”
“An integral part of any best friend's job is to immediately clear your computer history if you die.”

Source : Darynda Jones (2012). “Third Grave Dead Ahead”, p.278, Macmillan

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