Readership was high, and very attentive. It was people's only source of knowledge about the world. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes attentive high knowledge
There is a lack of critical assessment of the past. But you have to understand that the current ruling elite is actually the old ruling elite. So they are incapable of a self-critical approach to the past. Ryszard Kapuscinski approachassessmentcritical share on social
Amin hid nothing. Everybody knew everything. Yet the American Senate only introduced a resolution breaking off trade with Amin three months before his overthrow. Ryszard Kapuscinski americanaminbreak Change image and share on social
This is the most intimate relationship between literature and its readers: they treat the text as a part of themselves, as a possession. Ryszard Kapuscinski intimateliteraturepart Change image and share on social
If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun! Nathan Myhrvold ballisticblockcamera Change image and share on social
Like Cato, give his little senate laws, and sit attentive to his own applause. Alexander Pope applauseattentivecato Change image and share on social
What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing. Cheech Marin artartistcombination share on social