"Busy people tend to forgo the one activity - TV watching _ that is most lethal to community involvement"

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Source : Robert D. Putnam (2001). “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community”, p.192, Simon and Schuster

Robert D. Putnam

#People Quotes #Community Quotes #Tvs Quotes

“perhaps all this modern ferment of what's known as 'social conscience' or 'civic responsibility' isn't a result of the sense of duty, but of the old, old craving for beauty.”

Source : Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1915). “The Bent Twig”
“Even mocking people helped their face stats. In the reputation economy, the only real way to hurt anyone was to ignore them completely. And it was pretty hard to ignore someone who made your blood boil.”
“I feel like you have to tell people who you are, but you don't have to be disrespectful about it. But you also don't have to be a shrinking violet.”
“The truly original artist invents his own signs.”
“The universe has a much greater imagination than we do, which is why the real story of the universe is far more interesting than any of the fairy tales we have invented to describe it.”
“Hollywood can buy a lot of pieces of the puzzle, but the great thing is they can never buy word of mouth.”
“The earlier you start, the easier it is to accumulate major wealth. Still, it's never really too late to begin.”

Source : David Bach (2003). “The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich”, p.112, Crown Business
“I love being gay. I love gay people. I think we're better than other people. I really do. I think we're smarter and more talented and more aware. I do, I totally do. I really do think all of these things. And I try very hard to remember all this.”

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