- Nov 07, 2020
Advent Quotes
On the arrival of ideas that reshaped how we live.
This page focuses on 'advent' as the arrival of something transformative, whether it's a new technology, a form of self-rule, or the written word itself. For related thoughts on connectivity, see the Internet quotes page.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Dissemination
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- Nov 07, 2020
For Americans, with the advent of the U.S. invention of the Internet, free speech is not just open dissemination of ideas and information. It includes limitless instant access to those ideas and the ability to choose and search from among virtually unlimited sources. It is also the backbone of free enterprise and a vibrant global economy.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
The advent of self-government for the Iraqi people is a watershed moment in their history.
- Masses
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- Nov 07, 2020
After the advent of the written word, the masses who could not - or were not permitted to - read, were given sermons by the few who could.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter how difficult your situation may be you have to follow the Lord of the Second Advent completely.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our world is moving at an ever-accelerating pace, and with the advent of social media, what happens in New York now can be reported across the globe 60 seconds later.
- Deep
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- Nov 07, 2020
Walt Disney had a nuclear imagination before the advent of nuclear, some comprehension of apocalypse and rapture deep in his genes.
- Problems
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the 1950s, the average person saw science as something that solved problems. With the advent of nuclear weapons and pollution, the idealistic aura around scientific research has been replaced by cynicism.
- Games
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even before the advent of smart devices, we employed touchscreens for our games with Nintendo DS, and we also adopted accelerometers for our Wii Remotes faster than smart devices did.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
The process for finding, creating, and consuming information has fundamentally changed with the advent of the web and the rise of blogging.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
The advent of digitally enhancing images - and the fact that actresses weren't protesting against that - created an environment where big corporations felt like they had total ownership over the bodies of actresses.
- Drive
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- Nov 07, 2020
From 1859 to 1971, the U.S. oil industry grew virtually continuously, in the process serving mightily to drive our economy and win our wars. But that growth was stopped dead in 1971 and sent into decline thereafter, as the advent of the EPA and the accompanying National Environmental Policy Act made it increasingly difficult to drill.
- Activity
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- Nov 07, 2020
With the advent of wearable technology, companies will soon be able to better provide ads to customers based on their real-time activity.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
With the advent of Twitter and Facebook and other social networking sites, genuine privacy can only be found by renting a private villa for a holiday. Hotels are now out of the question for my wife and I.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
With the advent of Twitter and Facebook and other social networking sites, genuine privacy can only be found by renting a private villa for a holiday.
- Frequent
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- Nov 07, 2020
The advent of a new religion, making serious and impressive claims to embody a new revelation from on high, is not a frequent occurrence.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020