"The significance of a basic medium to its civilization is difficult to appraise since the means of appraisal are influenced by the media, and indeed the fact of appraisal appears to be peculiar to certain types of media. A change in the type of medium implies a change in the type of appraisal and hence makes it difficult for one civilization to understand another."

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Source : Harold Adams Innis (2007). “Empire and Communications”, p.29, Rowman & Littlefield

Harold Innis

#Mean Quotes #Media Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“It befell in the days of Uther Pendragon, when he was king of all England, and so reigned, that there was a mighty duke in Cornwall that held war against him long time. And the duke was called the duke of Tintagil.”

Source : Sir Thomas Malory (1871). “Morte D'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's Book of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table”, p.25
“Does he behave in rude or improper ways?" "He's a Bowman. We don't know any better.”
“Most of the men sitting in first class on an airplane have really boring jobs.”
“The wrong kind of praise creates self-defeating behavior. The right kind motivates students to learn.”
“The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win”
“I'm just a guy that grew up in a total fun-loving environment. I try to create that everywhere I go. Basically what I'm doing is a reflection of me as an individual, me naturally. I'm not staging or putting on anything. I think my approach to the game is an all-out approach, whatever it takes to win. I've always been that way.”

Source : "Baseball Preview : Q&A With Dave Parker". Interview with Robyn Norwood, articles.latimes.com. April 07, 1991.
“Just think: what if you could just, just blink yourself away?”
“Stand up for the things that are right. Try to talk things out instead of fight.”

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