Neil Postman Quotes

I don't think any of us can do much about the rapid growth of new technology. A new technology helps to fuel the economy, and any discussion of slowing its growth has to take account of economic consequences. However, it is possible for us to learn how to control our own uses of technology.

Neil Postman

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 8, 1931 - October 5, 2003

Topics

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There's one more thing I want to say. It's a touchy subject. Black beauty. Black sensuality. We live in a culture where the beauty of black people isn't always as celebrated as other types. I'd like to help change that if I can!

Jody Watley

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Currently, only 70 percent of our high school students earn diplomas with their peers, and less than one-third of our high school students graduate prepared for success in a four-year college.

Ruben Hinojosa

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I think a lot of Americans forget that they are not originally from here, that somebody in their past was a refugee.

Milana Vayntrub

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It's still a bottom-line business. You can be out of control, and if they want you, they'll pick you. And you can be a mensch, and if you're not the product they want, you won't get it.

Judd Nelson

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Economists who have studied the relationship between education and economic growth confirm what common sense suggests: The number of college degrees is not nearly as important as how well students develop cognitive skills, such as critical thinking and problem-solving ability.

Derek Bok

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It's a part of most actors to want to be in an animated feature; to extend the legacy of your career.

Djimon Hounsou

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Trust me, it has been anything but easy to make it as an actor.

Dhanush

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Be your own biggest critic. Don't let someone else beat you to constructive criticism.

Christina Tosi

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One of the challenges with period costumes is, on a technical level, making the scale of different periods work on contemporary bodies. We're much bigger than what people were in older times.

Colleen Atwood

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Instead of yelling at a TV set, I get to talk.

Art Spiegelman

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At film festivals, I put on my sunglasses and go to sleep because I don't want to see my films again.

Wong Kar-wai

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I was influenced a lot by those around me - there was a lot of singing that went on in the cotton fields.

Willie Nelson

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