There is no such thing in nature as “man” or “tree.” The universe offers no such categories or simplifications; only flux and infinite variety. The photograph documents and celebrates the particularities of this infinite variety. Language makes them comprehensible.

— Neil Postman Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985)

More quotes by Neil Postman

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985)

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985)

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985)

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (1985)

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Neil Postman (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.