"We are seldom happy with what we now have, but would go to pieces if we lost any part of it."

-- Mignon McLaughlin

#Happy Quotes #Pieces Quotes #Lost Quotes

“In a broadcast society, there were these gatekeepers, the editors, and they controlled the flows of information. Along came the Internet and it swept them out of the way, and it allowed all of us to connect together, and it was awesome. But that's not actually what's happening right now.”

Source : "Beware online 'filter bubbles'". TED conference, www.ted.com. March 2011.
“Up from Earth's Centre through the Seventh Gate rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate; And many a Knot unravel'd by the Road; But not the Master-knot of Human Fate.”
“Scientific knowledge is a kind of discourse.”
“Truth exists; only lies are invented.”

Source : Le Jour et la nuit: Cahiers 1917-52 (Day and Night, Notebooks, 1952) p. 20
“There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.”
“If you walk across my camera I will flash the world your story.”
“Being six feet off the ground does give one a sense of superiority.”
“With a brush you have control. The paint goes on the brush and you make the mark. From experience you know exactly what will happen. With the squeegee you lose control.”

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