Mark Kurlansky

Paper : Paging Through History

Notify me when the book’s added
To read this book, upload an EPUB or FB2 file to Bookmate. How do I upload a book?
  • iamcatherainhas quoted4 years ago
    If we can read it silently, it is not a valid poem: a poem demands pronunciation
  • iamcatherainhas quoted4 years ago
    good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently.
  • iamcatherainhas quoted4 years ago
    Christ never used the written word because great teachers never use the written word
  • iamcatherainhas quoted4 years ago
    therefore seem to know many things, when they are for the most part ignorant
  • iamcatherainhas quoted4 years ago
    You have invented an elixir not of memory but of reminding, and you offer your pupils the appearance of wisdom, not true wisdom, for they will read many things without instruction and will
  • iamcatherainhas quoted4 years ago
    In fact, most technology companies do not introduce new technology but new ways to use ideas that already exist. They spend a great deal of time and money on market research—that is, determining where society already wants to go. Only once this direction is determined do they tailor a new product to meet that need
  • iamcatherainhas quoted4 years ago
    A technology that is intended to redirect society will usually fail
  • iamcatherainhas quoted4 years ago
    Today, the term Luddite is used to mean someone who opposes new technology
  • iamcatherainhas quoted4 years ago
    New technology, rather than eliminating older technology, increases choices.
fb2epub
Drag & drop your files (not more than 5 at once)