Civilization Quote by George Bernard Shaw

Newspapers are unable, seemingly, to discriminate between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilisation.

— George Bernard Shaw

Newspaper : A device unable to distinguish between a bicycle accident and the collapse of civilisation.

— George Bernard Shaw

The trouble with the media is that it seems unable to distinguish between the end of the world and a bicycle accident.

— George Bernard Shaw

Newspapers have developed what might be called a vested interest in catastrophe. If they can spot a fight, they play up that fight. If…

— Harry Allen Overstreet

Having been in the newspaper business for a long, long time, I often wonder, Why do we actually need to know about something like…

— Simon Winchester

Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely relied upon.

— Oscar Wilde

Newspapers are horror happening to other people.

— Nadine Gordimer

“Christ, back in Chicago, we don't make bicycles any more. It's all human relations now. The eggheads sit around trying to figure out new…

— Kurt Vonnegut

The bicycle is a vehicle of revolution. It can destroy the tyranny of the automobile as effectively as the printing press brought down despots…

— Daniel Behrman

There is a long history of newspapers being doomed. They were doomed by radio. They were doomed by television. They were probably doomed by…

— Bill Keller

“Christ, back in Chicago, we don’t make bicycles any more. It’s all human relations now. The eggheads sit around trying to figure out new…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“I’ve noticed that ‘news’ is not what’s happened. It’s what’s happened on camera. If a herd of tigers runs amok in a remote Indian…

— Jeremy Clarkson