#id

Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one. ↗

— Charles Mackay

#go #herds #mad #men #only

Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#available #capacities #children #encouraged #equipped

So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing violence on TV and at the cinema, should we conclude that media violence is causing the drop in crime rates? ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#cinema #coincide #conclude #crime #drop

Although we love the idea of choice - our culture almost worships it - we seek refuge in the familiar and the comfortable. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#although #choice #comfortable #culture #familiar

Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a more meaningful and fulfilling life would regard the church as an unlikely place to go for guidance. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#climate #fulfilling #go #guidance #indeed

Still, most of those effects occur in the context of harmless play and it is patently obvious that children are not normally turned into aggressive little monsters by TV or video games, since most children do not become aggressive little monsters. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#become #children #context #effects #games

I've taken considerable gambles on shows, but they're very considered gambles. ↗

— Cameron Mackintosh

#considered #i #shows #taken #very

Bullying is a national epidemic. ↗

— Macklemore

#epidemic #national

I think people are enticed by indie rap and every time you have a group going against the grain, they're gonna be like, 'Wow, you did it yourself in 2012, that's impressive - how did you do it? What're you doing that's different? And how can I be a part of it?' ↗

— Macklemore

#did #different #doing #every #every time

Its easy to view politicians as corrupt and voting essentially an act of picking the lesser of two evils. I understand that perspective and feel it's valid. ↗

— Macklemore

#corrupt #easy #essentially #evils #feel