"Surrogate experience and surrogate environments have become the American way of life. Distinctions are no longer made, or deemed necessary, between the real and the false; the edge usually goes to the latter, as an improved version with defects corrected - accessible and user-friendly ..."

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Source : "The Pasteboard Past" by Witold Rybczynski, www.nytimes.com. April 6, 1997.

Ada Louise Huxtable

#Real Quotes #Friendly Quotes #United States Quotes

“The Creator, if He exists, has a special preference for beetles.”
“I always found it rather pathetic that as a photographer I would be dependent to such a large extent on sheer luck... So the moment I was offered [digital] tools to bend the shape of the image into my choices, and not those of lady luck, I was hooked.”
“Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling the strings.”

Source : "Occupy Congress" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 9, 2011.
“His expression was infused with lust and adoration as he lowered his head to kiss her throat, his tongue venturing into the little spaces between the diamonds and round opals. â€œWhy canâ€™t you see yourself as I see you?â€ -Jack to Amanda”
“Not going to give casual worship to a God of extravagant beauty and grace!”
“I think that Sufism fits all over the world. The concept is not anything that fits standard Western ideas - it's always related to culture, to music, to religion. It is a dominant religion in Senegal.”
“If you want a Khadija, you gotta be a Muhammed”
“Science "says" nothing. People say things and knowledge changes.”

Source : Source: www.patheos.com

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