Quote by Jean Baudrillard
There is nothing more mysterious than a TV set left on in an empty

There is nothing more mysterious than a TV set left on in an empty room. It is even stranger than a man talking to himself or a woman standing dreaming at her stove. It is as if another planet is communicating with you. – Jean Baudrillard

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We have dreamt of every woman there is, and dreamt too of the miracle that would bring us the pleasure of being a woman, for women have all the qualities — courage, passion, the capacity to love, cunning — whereas all our imagination can do is naively pile up the illusion of courage. – Jean Baudrillard

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In days gone by, we were afraid of dying in dishonor or a state of sin. Nowadays, we are afraid of dying fools. Now the fact is that there is no Extreme Unction to absolve us of foolishness. We endure it here on earth as subjective eternity. – Jean Baudrillard

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Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless dont even arise. – Jean Baudrillard

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Television is becoming a collage — there are so many channels that you move through them making a collage yourself. In that sense, everyone sees something a bit different. – David Hockney

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Ninety-eight percent of American homes have TV sets, which means the people in the other 2% have to generate their own sex and violence. – Attributed to Gene Baylos

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The great thing about television is that if something important happens anywhere in the world, day or night, you can always change the channel. – Author Unknown

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Time has convinced me of one thing. Television is for appearing on, not looking at. – Noel Coward, attributed

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