"Every place, once unique, itself, is strangely shot through with radiations from every other place. â€˜Thereâ€™ was then; â€˜hereâ€™ is now."

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Source : Sven Birkerts (2006). “The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age”, p.138, Macmillan

Sven Birkerts

#Unique Quotes #Radiation Quotes #Shots Quotes

“There is no such thing as a problem breed. However, there is no shortage of 'problem owners'....”

Source : Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier (2006). “Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems”, p.99, Crown Archetype
“I can be a subversive element.”
“I'm sure every designer has a certain person in mind who they would ideally like to wear their clothes, but the problem is that a lot of the time that person doesn't actually exist, unless she is a 15-year-old model.”
“You can't smear acrylics, you know, it dries too fast.”
“And so we have to be careful with looking at additional stimulus that we don't provoke an increase in the bond rate and then offset a lot of the stimulus we've already got.”
“There are risks which are not acceptable: the destruction of humanity is one of them”
“Ending racial discrimination in jury selection can be accomplished only by eliminating peremptory challenges entirely.”
“One doesnâ€™t have to operate with great malice to do great harm. The absence of empathy and understanding are sufficient. In fact, a man convinced of his virtue even in the midst of his vice is the worst kind of man.”

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