Thoughts on phones

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Last Updated: Dec 09, 2017, 06:21 IST1 min
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The only still centre of my life is Macbeth. To go back to doing this bloody, crazed, insane mass-murderer is a huge relief after trying to get my cellphone replaced. —Patrick Stewart Middle age is when you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn’t for you. —Ogden NashMr Watson—Come here —I want to see you. (First intelligible words spoken over the telephone.)—Alexander Graham Bell

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Apparently we love our cellphones, but we hate everyone else’s. —Joe Bob BriggsTo be happy in this world, first you need a cellphone and then you need an airplane. Then you’re truly wireless. —Ted Turner

The telephone is the greatest nuisance among conveniences, the greatest convenience among nuisances.—Robert Staughton LyndThe telephone is a good way to talk to people without having to offer them a drink.—Fran Lebowitz

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You’d be surprised how difficult it is to relinquish a cellphone.—Adrien Brody

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One of the most powerful scientific tools ever invented is the telephone.—John C MatherImages: Stewart: Axel Schmidt / Reuters Brody: Regis Duvignau / Reuters Bell: Stock Montage / Getty Images Lebowitz: Danny Moloshok/ Reuters Mather: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Turner: Phil Mccarten / Reuters

First Published: Dec 09, 2017, 06:21

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