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Douglas AdamsNothing travels faster than the speed of light, with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.

 - Douglas Adams

Tags:   light  news  speed  

Michel de MontaigneIt is for little souls, that truckle under the weight of affairs, not to know how clearly to disengage themselves, and not to know how to lay them aside and take them up again.

 - Michel de Montaigne

Tags:   distractions  news  

Oscar WildeThere is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community. By carefully chronicling the current events of contemporary life it shows us of what very little importance such events really are. By invariably discussing the unnecessary it makes us understand what things are requisite for culture, and what are not.

 - Oscar Wilde

Tags:   community  culture  journalism  news  opinions  

Fred RogersThe media shows the tiniest percentage of what people do. There are millions and millions of people doing wonderful things all over the world, and they're generally not the ones being touted in the news.

 - Fred Rogers

Tags:   media  news