Nonsubstantive Quotes & Sayings

His life changed history. His courage changed lives. — Liz Farrelly

What we are confronted with now is the problem posed by the economic and symbolic structure of television. Those who run television do not limit our access to information but in fact widen it. Our Ministry of Culture is Huxleyan, not Orwellian. It does everything possible to encourage us to watch continuously. But what we watch is a medium which presents information in a form that renders it simplistic, nonsubstantive, nonhistorical and noncontextual; that is to say, information packaged as entertainment. In America, we are never denied the opportunity to entertain ourselves. — Neil Postman

I brought a mirror to Lovers' Lane. I told everybody I'm Narcissus. — Steven Wright

I want people to go to the movies. I am the man of the spectacle. I'm playing. — Roman Polanski

For some reason, the evolutionists have not come up with an evolution-based explanation for why human beings react so powerfully to music. But surely they will. — Dennis Prager

Considering I'm a writer, you leave me strangely bereft of words. — Kelly Moran

In every age there comes a time when a leader must come forward to meet the needs of the hour. Therefore, there is no potential leader who does not have the opportunity to make a positive difference in society. — Winston S. Churchill