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"In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One."
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"Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television."
"They make revolutionary propaganda because they know the privileged class can never be overturned peacefully."
"That's basically what's going on now: Everything is propaganda."
"What do you think an artist is? ...he is a political being, constantly aware of the heart breaking, passionate, or delightful things that happen in the world, shaping himself completely in their image. Painting is not done to decorate apartments. It is an instrument of war."
"Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake, and strike the other way."
"I remember Nazi election propaganda posters showing a hateful Jewish face with crooked nose."
"One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts."
"In Russia we only had two TV channels. Channel One was propaganda. Channel Two consisted of a KGB officer telling you: Turn back at once to Channel One."
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"Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling."
"We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we've heard in fairy tales."
"We have been learning since we were children how to make money, buy things, build things. The whole education system is set up to teach us how to think, not to feel."
"Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list."
"I believe that love and laughter can only happen when one person takes the time to think about what would cause the other person to feel good."
"In today's society we sometimes forget to balance our hearts and our heads; this is the reason we stop laughing."
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