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Owain Owain
11 quotes
“The computer makes it posible to create a central information centre of all human achievements; and for any individual, from the comfort of his own home, to interrogate that information. For example, you would like to see a picture of the tallest horse? Then before your last finger clicks the last button that photograph will be up on your screen, in your own home.”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What effect will all this have on education? First of all, teaching computer skill will be more important - much more important - than teaching children lists of facts. The computer will become the child's memory.”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“And teachers will be promoted from being the deliverers of facts to being being guides - guiding their peoples through rich and valued experiences offered by the computer.”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) first seen 1969 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: 'Y Cymro' (Welsh weekly newspaper), 23/07/1969
“It is only the right of conquest (derived from military success) which gives the Crown of England any illusion of sovereignty over Wales and the north of Ireland.”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Enillwn y Fro Gymraeg, ac fe enillir Cymru, ac oni enillir y Fro Gymraeg, nid Cymru a enillir.'”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) first seen 1964 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Y Cymro, 12/11/1964; republished in Bara Brith (ISBN: 9780901332172; published by Cyhoeddiadau Modern, 1971).
“Canys mae tystiolaeth ein pobol wedi'i Phrydeinio - gan gofio mai cyfystyron yw "Seisnig" a "Phrydeinig," bellach. Yn gyfrwys, yn graff, yn gwbl fwriadol, Prydeiniwyd tystiolaeth ein pobol.”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) first seen 1965 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Y Faner, 21 October, 1965; republished in Bara Brith (ISBN: 9780901332172; published by Cyhoeddiadau Modern, 1971).
“Let the language which is on the tongues of our children be treated by our people with that reverence, that love and that care which civilized communities bestow on the most precious of their national treasures.”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Let government legislate so as to restore to the Welsh speaker that most elementary of human rights - the right to use one's own language in one's own country on all occasions; without this, there can be no true democracy.”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) first seen 1971 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Brodcasted on "Good Morning Wales'" BBC, 15/10/65 and again on "Items from Good Morning Wales'" BBC, 24/10/65; Bara Brith (Cyhoeddiadau Modern, 1971). republished in Bara Brith (ISBN: 9780901332172; Cyhoeddiadau Modern,…
“fratolish hiang perpetshki”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) first seen 1967 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: nonsensical utterance in machine language of a robot, and proof that the human has been indoctrinated; from the novel :w:Y Dydd Olaf (written 1967-8; The Final Day; published in 1976 by Christopher Davies, Swansea).
“Not one single action you voluntarily make - in body or soul - stays within itself. It lasts forever. A full-stop can't be placed at the end, for there is no end.”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) first seen 1967 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: page 73 the novel Y Dydd Olaf (written 1967-8; The Final Day; published in 1976 by Christopher Davies, Swansea).
“The effectiveness of my actions are unimportant. Total success is unimportant. The only element of importance is that I - slave to my surroundings - did everything I could... Two minutes to go. Indoctrination?”
Owain Owain (1929–1993) said by 1993 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source