Children say they are unhappy in every language they have. They say it in silence, and they say it in riots. Jay Griffiths childlanguageriot Change image and share on social
Clearly, many branches of science need an exquisite precision of timekeeping and the infinitesimal decimals of calibration, so space launches, for example, are not scheduled for leap-second dates. But society as a whole neither needs that obsessive time measurement nor is well served by it. Jay Griffiths branchcalibrationdate share on social
If people can't acknowledge the wisdom of indigenous cultures, then that's their loss. Jay Griffiths acknowledgecultureindigenous Change image and share on social
Being adequately informed is a democratic duty, just as the vote is a democratic right. A misinformed electorate, voting without knowledge, is not a true democracy. Jay Griffiths adequatelydemocracydemocratic Change image and share on social
I don't write quickly, and I don't want to. Jay Griffiths quicklywrite Change image and share on social
A functional media is as important to democratic freedom as voting. Jay Griffiths democraticfreedomfunctional Change image and share on social
Language is wild - you can't fence it or tell it what to do - and it's the same with people. Even under the worst excesses of Stalinism or consumerism, the human spirit will still express itself. Jay Griffiths badconsumerismexcess Change image and share on social
Clock measurement is not time itself. In fact, so opposed are they that one could argue the clock is not a synonym, but the opposite of time. Jay Griffiths argueclockfact Change image and share on social
Human language is lit with animal life: we play cats-cradle or have hare-brained ideas; we speak of badgering, or outfoxing someone; to squirrel something away and to ferret it out. Jay Griffiths animalbadgerbrain Change image and share on social
The clock, for all its precision in measurement, is a blunt instrument for the psyche and for society. Schedules can replace sensitivity to the mood of a moment, clock time can ride roughshod over the emotions of individuals. Jay Griffiths bluntclockemotion share on social