"Through the computer, the heralds say, we will make education better, religion better, politics better, our minds better â€” best of all, ourselves better. This is, of course, nonsense, and only the young or the ignorant or the foolish could believe it."

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Source : "Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business". Book by Neil Postman, 1985.

Neil Postman

#Believe Quotes #Ignorant Quotes #Mind Quotes

“There's harmony and inner peace to be found in following a moral compass that points in the same direction regardless of fashion or trend.”
“I do think that people get really emotionally involved in the TV shows that they love and I think that is fantastic. Of course they are going to have opinions. The other thing is that people project onto their television shows. They see a character and layer on many traits that are actually their own or their idea of what that character is.”
“Look at other countries that have tried to have federally controlled health care. They have poor-quality health care. Our health-care system is the envy of the world because we believe in making sure that the decisions are made by doctors and patients, not by officials in the nation's capital.”
“I know I can be bolshy and really unpleasant, and it always happens if I lose confidence in the people I'm working with. If I've got no confidence in what I'm doing and they don't provide me with some assurance that we're doing the right thing then I bully people. I'm a horrible bully.”

Source : "I'm a horrible bully" by Simon Hattenstone, www.theguardian.com. March 27, 2003.
“Thought is the source of all wealth, all success, all achievement. Our dominant thoughts determine our individuality, our career, our daily life.”
“We(Pakistan) will eat grass, even go hungry, but we will get one of our own (Atom bomb).... We have no other choice!”
“Here's what is truly at the heart of wholeheartedness: Worthy now, not if, not when, we're worthy of love and belonging now. Right this minute. As is.”
“I have made a vow to attain Enlightenment in the female form - no matter how many lifetimes it takes”

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