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The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food,… — Fredric Jameson
A news junkie, I read, daily, the 'Times/Sunday Times,' the 'Guardian/Observer,' 'Mail,' and the 'Argus' - both to keep up with crime in Brighton, where… — Peter James
On the broad spectrum of solitude, I lean toward the extreme end: I work alone, as well as live alone, so I can pass an… — Caroline Knapp
It is hard to be enthusiastic about the economy's prospects when house prices are falling: Households spend less, small business owners can't use homes as… — Mark Zandi
Without the communist oppression, I am absolutely sure I would now be a local stupid professor of philosophy in Ljubljana. — Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek
When I was ten, I saw 'Grease' on stage and thought: 'I want to be part of that; it looks like so much fun.' My… — Michelle Ryan
I like to travel any chance I get, even if it's just a local vacation to San Diego or Palm Springs or wherever. I just… — Christa B. Allen
The office of reformer of the superstitions of a nation, is ever more dangerous. Jesus had to work on the perilous confines of reason and… — Thomas Jefferson
For the ANC to cry 'sabotage' the night before crucial local government elections shows just how desperate they are to disguise their incompetence and mismanagement. — Helen Zille
To conclude this discussion, assessment of justice demands engagement with the 'eyes of mankind',first, because we may variously identify with the others elsewhere and not… — Amartya Sen
As a child, recognizing my difference from other kids, I went to the local public library to try to better understand my reality. Back then,… — James McGreevey
How do you get into magazines? How can you get on TV or in your local newspaper? What can you do so others will take… — Mark Edward
Great food, like all art, enhances and reflects a communityâ€™s vitality, growth and solidarity. Yet history bears witness that great cuisines spring only from healthy… — Rick Bayless
People essentially like local news better than network news. — Roone Arledge
People go back to the stuff that doesn't cost a lot of money and the stuff that you don't have to hand money to over… — Black Francis
I get involved if a problem comes up after the death has been investigated by the local authority. — Michael Baden
My parents, and especially my mother, encouraged by the director of the local school which I was attending, wanted in spite of everything to send… — Leon Jouhaux
Pretty soon we'll have robots in our society, you're going to have a lot of automated processes that used to be done by people -… — Jose Padilha
Jaws' was the definitive filmmaking turning point for me. It came out in the summer of '75 and I saw it an obsessive 55 times.… — Victor Salva
The more closely [the German army] converged on [Stalingrad], the narrower became their scope for tactical manoeuvre as a lever in loosening resistance. By contrast,… — B. H. Liddell Hart

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