"Karl Marx did not call for an opposition to the forces of history. On the contrary he accepted all of them, the drive of technology, the revolutionizing effects of democratic striving, even the vagaries of capitalism, as being indeed the carriers of a brighter future."

-- Robert Heilbroner

#Technology Quotes #Accepted Quotes #Strive Quotes

“As long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.”
“A life filled with opportunities and encouragement finds more and more opportunities and encouragement, and success becomes inevitable.”
“I dare say you will try to make me believe that Editors are human. Now I deny that, for I myself have, in past days, had evidence to the contrary.”
“We live with many thoughts, emotions, and habits, but at the same time we have other eyes, another mind capable of watching all of these things. Those who practice self-cultivation find that mind; they live with it and they die with it.”
“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferentâ€”lose your invaluable curiosity and you let yourself die. It's as simple as that.”

Source : Tove Jansson (2007). “Fair Play: A Novel”, Sort of
“Cabbies in particular seem to like discussing the fate the Earth.”
“There is a massive gender imbalance on TV”
“We think of music as this substance that flows - you turn on the tap, and there it is, streaming off your computer - but that's not how we evolved as a species. We evolved to listen to each other, and the reason we're able to listen to music in the terms is talking about is because we're really good at listening to each other. But this kind of technology has allowed us to forget that music is the sound of each other.”

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