As a consequence, progress has come to mean simply more power, more profit, more productivity, more paper prosperity, all of which are convertible into standards concerned only with size or magnitude rather than quality or excellence.
A signal is comprehended if it serves to make us notice the object or situation it bespeaks. A symbol is understood when we conceive the idea it presents.
Harvey Ball, Celebrity (1921) |
John Calvin, Theologian (1509) |
Russ Carnahan, Politician (1958) |
William Dampier, Explorer (1908) |
Andre Dawson, Athlete (1954) |
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Actor (1974) |
Bela Fleck, Musician (1958) |
Sunil Gavaskar, Athlete (1949) |
Jonathan Gilbert, Actor (1968) |
Ron Glass, Actor (1945) |
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, Artist (1851) |
Joe Davis, Celebrity (1978) |
Maria Jeritza, (1982) |