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Even if every program were educational and every advertisement bore the seal of approval of the American Dental Association, we would still have a critical problem. It's not just the programs but the act of watching television
hour
after
hour
after
hour
that's destructive.
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The great myth of our work-intense era is 'quality time.' We believe we can make up for the loss of days or
hours
, especially with each other, by concentrated minutes. But ultimately there is no way to do one-minute mothering. There is no way to pay attention in a hurry.
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I vote because it's what small-d democracy is about. Because there are places where people fight for generations and stand for
hours
to cast a ballot knowing what we ought to remember: that it makes a difference. Not always a big difference. Not always an immediate difference. But a difference.
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There are periods in history when change is necessary, and other periods when it is better to keep everything for the time as it is. The art of life is to be in the rhythm of your age.
Oswald Mosley
Ellen Goodman
Born:
April 11, 1941
(age 83)
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