"In pulp fiction it is a rigid convention that the hero's shoulders and the heroine's balcon constantly threaten to burst their bonds, a possibility which keeps the audience in a state of tense expectancy. Unfortunately for the fans, however, recent tests reveal that the wisp of chiffon which stands between the publisher and the postal laws has the tensile strength of drop-forged steel."

-- S. J. Perelman

#Hero Quotes #Law Quotes #Steel Quotes

“Culture and technology exist in a dynamic reciprocal relationship. Culture comprehends technology through the means of narratives or myths, and those narratives influence the future shape and purposes of technology. The culture-technology circuit is at the heart of cultural evolution.”

Source : Brenda Laurel (2001). “Utopian Entrepreneur”, p.102, MIT Press
“The government needs the help of industry. But the reality is companies will balance that against their own commercial interest in a very competitive market.”
“I you think you've done it, then you're wrong. Because you're not finished until you have achieved everything that you never thought you could.”
“Hollywood is obsessed with police stories.”
“All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen.”
“The fact that the president (Michelle Bachelet) was out giving minute-to-minute reports a few hours after the quake in the middle of the night gives you an indication of their disaster response,”

Source : "Chile's earthquake was horrible - but it could have been so much worse" by Rory Carroll, www.theguardian.com. February 28, 2010.
“And I've been incredibly lucky to have a long career in journalism that has given me a front-row seat to some of the most important moments in modern American political life.”
“Designing is a lot like a high-wire act - if the tightrope walker is only six inches off the ground, where's the excitement?”

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