J. G. Ballard Quotes

Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages, or we remain mute.

J. G. Ballard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: November 15, 1930 - April 19, 2009

Topics

TechnologyScienceSpeakThinkUs

The problem with Flipboard is that it's an app, not the Web, and I keep hoping someone will show me a really well-designed Web app that shows me that the Web can still win.

Robert Scoble

MeWinSomeoneProblemWillWeb

Some wonderful things have taken 10 years to make.

Robert Stigwood

YearsWonderfulThingsSomeTaken

You shouldn't restrict peoples' freedom on what they can and cannot do with code.

Matt Mullenweg

FreedomYouCannotCodeRestrict

I never dreamt of being a pop star or being on stage - makeup was always my true passion.

Jeffree Star

PassionMakeupTrueNeverStagePop

What I am best at is reading a book and then writing a critical essay.

Rivers Cuomo

BestI AmWritingBookReadingThen

I'll tell you what I love. Sending back bottles of wine that aren't right in restaurants in France! Whoa! I love the French, but I do find their wine snobbery something unbearable.

Rod Stewart

LoveWineYouBackFindRight

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the strange, mournful mutter of the battlefield.

Douglas MacArthur

DreamsWarStrangeGunsAgainHear

There's a lot of freedom for me living in L.A.

Deana Carter

FreedomMeLivingLot

Patriotism is a love of country. If you love your country, you should love your countrymen and women. It doesn't mean you always agree with them or even like them. It is understanding that we have interwoven destiny.

Cory Booker

LoveWomenPatriotismDestinyYou

It seems to me that not only the writing in most children's books condescends to kids, but so does the art. I don't want to do that.

Chris Van Allsburg

ChildrenArtMeWritingWantKids

In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!

Bryant H. McGill

FearHopePeopleWillCompanyOff

If you stand up and be counted, from time to time you may get yourself knocked down. But remember this: A man flattened by an opponent can get up again. A man flattened by conformity stays down for good.

Thomas J. Watson

GoodTimeManYourselfStand UpYou

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