"Telephone and telegraph were better means of communication than the holy man's telepathy"

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Source : Eric J. Hobsbawm (1994). “Age of extremes: the short twentieth century, 1914-1991”

Eric Hobsbawm

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“There are some things you can only learn in a storm.”
“Blogging is different from both journal-writing and writing for print. It's more fun than either of those. The freedom to write whatever I want and the unmediated connection with readers are the payoff.”

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“God is gracious to always give a warning before He sends judgment.”
“Well, we can't all be Terry Bradshaw.”
“I don't believe that it's inconsistent to be suspicious of people and also be totally comfortable with deploying the technology, because you know its fractal potential. It's a vote for politics. It's a vote for the will to politics. There will be people, a one percent of people, that can use this stuff effectively, develop it, implement it. That's why it's necessary. That's why civilization exists, so those few people can exercise incredible techniques.”

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“Every actor looks all his life for a part that will combine his talents with his personality... 'The Odd Couple' was mine. That was the plutonium I needed. It all started happening after that.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I grew up being teased for being overweight.”
“Why are you lying awake, thinking that you're a terrible person? To keep my mind occupied when I can't sleep. Some people count sheep. I self-loathe.”

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