"The internet was supposed to liberate knowledge, but……" — Ben Elton
"The internet was supposed to liberate knowledge, but in fact it buried it, first under a vast sewer of ignorance, laziness, bigotry, superstition and filth and then beneath the cloak of political surveillance. Now...cyberspace exists exclusively to promote commerce, gossip and pornography. And of course to hunt down sedition. Only paper is safe. Books are the key. A book cannot be accessed from afar, you have to hold it, you have to read it."
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Ben Elton
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37 Quotes by Ben Elton
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Eventually the Internet will be accessed by PC, television, and wireless devices.
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While the creative works from the 16th century can still be accessed and used by others, the data in some…
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Networked, we are together, but so lessened are our expectations of each other that we can feel utterly alone. And…
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The only time is Now. All other times - past, present, and parallel - can be accessed in this moment…
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You didnt access love, love accessed you!
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The entire repertoire of our life experiences can be accessed and activated from the body in movement …every part and…
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I swung from one place to the next, sometimes backward, sometimes forward, capitalizing on my own momentum, knowing that at…
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My opinion, young people go to the Internet. To the Internet distribution system right now, you put it up there…
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