Quote by Marshall McLuhan
The spoken word was the first technology by which man was able to

The spoken word was the first technology by which man was able to let go of his environment in order to grasp it in a new way. – Marshall McLuhan

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The medium is the message. This is merely to say that the personal and social consequences of any medium – that is, of any extension of ourselves – result from the new scale that is introduced into our affairs by each extension of ourselves, or by any new technology. – Marshall McLuhan

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Technology
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Politics will eventually be replaced by imagery. The politician will be only too happy to abdicate in favor of his image, because the image will be much more powerful than he could ever be. – Marshall McLuhan

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This is perhaps the most beautiful time in human history; it is really pregnant with all kinds of creative possibilities made possible by science and technology which now constitute the slave of man – if man is not enslaved by it. – Jonas Salk

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Today, the forces of competition, technology, and globalization have converged to spur innovation and to transform the way business is done in the securities industry. – Arthur Levitt

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I think that there are changes that have occurred in technology that make is that more people can have the same level of information that I have. My advantage is that Im very good at interpreting the information. – Jim Cramer

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Ive been thinking about the distorted view of science that prevails in our culture. Ive been wondering about this, because our civilization is completely dependent on science and high technology, yet most of us are alienated from science. – Ann Druyan

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He conquers who endures. – Persius

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The future, like everything else, is not what it used to be. – Paul Valery

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This is easy to say with the benefit of hindsight, but I think it once again points out how very important style of leadership, that is the way he does what he does, is to his perception. – Robert Teeter

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I cant see why anyone would want to be in politics because you get so much criticism. – David Walliams

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