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Lewis Mumford Quotes

Traditionalists are pessimists about the future and optimists about the past.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sociologist
Nationality: american
Birth: October 19, 1895 - January 26, 1990

Topics

Future Past About Optimists

A lot of times when you're young and carefree, you don't realize, when you tip over the edge, how difficult it is to climb back in.

Climb You Back Edge Young Difficult

Many of you might already recognize me as the guy in the question-mark suits appearing in the late night TV commercials and on the cover of educational books and CDs.

Me Night Suits You Late Guy

I worked for a breakfast catering company on commercial shoots, which meant getting up at 3 or 4 A.M. and loading up your car with a bunch of food and driving out to some set in Santa Clarita and making breakfast for a bunch of people.

Car Food People Breakfast Driving

The trouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought of yet.

Thought Talking You Fast Trouble

When I had a group of undergraduates in the room, I would say to them, 'How many of you want to run for office someday?' And almost every male hand in the room would go up. And very few of the young women.

Women You Young Want Group Run

In high school, I was so painfully self-aware that how I thought of myself was probably very different from what other people thought of me. I thought of myself as just painfully awkward and dorky. I had a lot of hair and was kind of weird. I sang a lot in the hallways.

Myself School People Me Hair Weird

I'm not 40 yet. I wouldn't even bother comparing myself to Chaplin.

Robert Downey, Jr.

Myself Bother Even Comparing Chaplin

Well, you can't throw heavy, analytical, thought-provoking songs at people 24/7. It's been my experience over the last 20 years that on a rare occasion, in a live setting, if you can slow people down to listen to two good ballads, then you're doing pretty good. Then throw a tempo at 'em. Then have fun.

Good Live Experience Fun People You

Europe can't rely on a Trump-led U.S. for its defence. But, at the same time, it should recognise that the cold war is over - however unwilling to acknowledge it America's industrial-military complex may be.

Joseph Stiglitz

Time War Cold America Over Europe

Now I know you should listen to what your body is telling you.

You Body Know Now Your Body Listen

Any time you talk about your own stuff you sound self-aggrandising.

Time You Talk Sound Own Stuff

It's our human nature to explore. Tens of thousands of years ago, our species walked out of Africa, traveling far and wide across the entire planet, from the Arctic to the tip of Tierra Del Fuego, making us the most geographically diversified species on Earth.

Nature Human Nature Earth Africa Out

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