Nyanaponika Thera (1901–1994) German Buddhist monk
Source: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation (1965), pp. 78-79
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Upton Sinclair (1878–1968) American novelist, writer, journalist, political activist
p10, 3rd principle of the 12 Principles of EPIC
I, Governor of California and How I Ended Poverty (1933)
“We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.”
Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980) Canadian educator, philosopher, and scholar-- a professor of English literature, a literary critic, and a …
“When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.”
Socrates (-470–-399 BC) classical Greek Athenian philosopher
Does not appear in any works with direct sources to Socrates. Origin and earliest use unknown.
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“Twitter is the people’s tool, the tool of the ordinary people, people who have no other resources.”
Ai Weiwei (1957) Chinese concept artist
Ventura, Catherine. “ Is Twitter a Human Right? One Chinese Activist Thinks So http://www.huffingtonpost.com/catherine-ventura/is-twitter-a-human-right_b_501971.html.” Huffington Post, March 17, 2012. <br class="br">2010-, 2012
“Man is a tool-using animal…Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.”
Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881) Scottish philosopher, satirical writer, essayist, historian and teacher
Bk. I, ch. 5.
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Peter F. Drucker (1909–2005) American business consultant
Source: 1960s - 1980s, MANAGEMENT: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices (1973), Part 2, p. 513
John P. Kotter (1947) author of The heart of Change
Introduction to the 2002 edition, p. 12
The Heart of Change, (2002)
“Jade and men are both shaped by harsh tools; be not unaware of sudden changes of fortune.”
Andre Norton (1912–2005) American writer of science fiction and fantasy
Source: Dragon Magic (1972), Chapter 5, “Shui Mien Lung—Slumbering Dragon” (p. 158)
