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When something startlingly new comes up, young people, especially, seize it. You cant complain about that.
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"When something startlingly new comes up, young people, especially, seize it. You can't complain about that. I think its heyday has passed, but it's had an effect and will continue to have an effect"

- M. H. Abrams

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M. H. Abrams is referring to the effect of technology on society. He acknowledges that youths are especially fast to welcome brand-new innovation, which this has had a substantial impact on the world. He suggests that the heyday of innovation has passed, but that it will continue to have an impact in the future. This quote highlights the significance of innovation in our lives and how it has changed the method we communicate with each other and the world around us. It also acts as a pointer that innovation is constantly evolving and that we should be prepared to adapt to brand-new innovations as they come.

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This quote is written / told by M. H. Abrams somewhere between July 23, 1912 and today. He/she was a famous Critic. The author also have 11 other quotes.

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