"Ours is the age of substitutes: Instead of language we have jargon; instead of principles, slogans; and instead of genuine ideas, bright suggestions."

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Source : New Republic 29 Dec. 1952

#Communication Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Age Quotes

“Sometimes, 'no' really does mean no.”
“My cooking is so bad my kids thought Thanksgiving was to commemorate Pearl Harbor.”
“Speech has allowed the communication of ideas, enabling human beings to work together to build the impossible. Mankind's greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn't have to be like this. Our greatest hopes could become reality in the future. With the technology at our disposal, the possibilities are unbounded. All we need to do is make sure we keep talking.”
“For me the visual is just as important as the music.”
“Religion as a whole specializes in sin management. It's all about organizing humanity in such a way that we cause as little damage as possible.”
“I would love to dive into an indie film based on the streets of East Los Angeles where I grew up. If that doesn't come my way soon, I think I just might have to write it myself.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Very suddenly. Yes, quite suddenly, I didn't feel like I could handle my feeling of aloneness.”
“A lot of people can figure out the social media aspect of it, or the merchandising aspect, or whatever and get enough momentum to start a career. To sustain it, you have to keep writing and you have to keep creating.”

Source : Source: mousertime.blogspot.com

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