“The public is not cognizant of the real value of education, and does not realize that education as a social force is not receiving the kind of attention it has the right to expect in a democracy.”
― Propaganda
― Propaganda
“Americans no longer talk to each other, they entertain each other. They do not exchange ideas, they exchange images. They do not argue with propositions; they argue with good looks, celebrities and commercials.”
― Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
― Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
“People tried and failed to combine the words Izzy and Ymir. The closest they came was Izmir, but that had been the name of a city in Turkey.”
― Seveneves
― Seveneves
“Men (people) are rarely aware of the real reasons which motivate their actions.”
― Propaganda
― Propaganda
“Every moment happens twice: inside and outside, and they are two different histories.”
― White Teeth
― White Teeth
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