Henry Giroux Quotes

The mainstream media spins stories that are largely racist, violent, and irresponsible - stories that celebrate power and demonize victims, all the while camouflaging its pedagogical influence under the cheap veneer of entertainment.

Henry Giroux

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 18, 1943

Topics

PowerInfluenceCelebrateMedia

When you drop any new idea in the pond of the world, you get a ripple effect. You have to be aware that you will be creating a cascade of change.

Joel A. Barker

ChangeWorldRippleYouCreating

Being a rock n' roll star ain't a part-time gig.

Steven Van Zandt

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95% on content and the computer language remains the same.

Steve McConnell

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As a result of playing Freddy Krueger, I can remember having to look at some medical books, and at some of the disfigurement that fire can cause on people, because they were the source material for some of the prosthetic makeup that I wore. That aided and abetted this fear of death by fire. Which is sort of what happened to Fred Krueger.

Robert Englund

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As far as putting a rating on music like you do movies, I can see the common sense in that.

Rob Halford

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I didn't want to raise my kids in this weird, sycophantic society. If you have celebrity parents, it's not a good recipe for the kids, or anyone at any age.

Robin Wright

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Every year, I send 1,000 students to China to study Chinese history, language, and culture.

Lucio Tan

HistoryCultureLanguageYearStudy

I've walked on a lot of battlefields. Most of them are not haunted.

Diana Gabaldon

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The fascination for me is searching the unknown for a mystery.

Clive Cussler

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My first love of jazz came from joining the Chilliwack Middle School band - it was like an 18-piece jazz band, and I wanted to join just because the older kids looked like they were having so much fun.

Bria Skonberg

LoveSchoolFunJust BecauseJazz

I always thought it would be funny to have the Parents Television Council write an episode of 'Family Guy' and give them full creative control. Then see how good the episode is. That's something we've actually discussed in the writers' room. We haven't proposed it yet, but if somebody from the PTC reads this, it might be worth discussing.

Seth MacFarlane

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Working with Lucille Ball was just a master class in how to do comedy.

Tim Matheson

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