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Quotes About Modern

The roots of modern religion are deeply embedded in the social oppression of the working masses.
~ Unknown
In the history of modern socialism this is a phenomenon, that the strife of the various trends within the socialist movement has from national become international.
~ Vladimir Lenin
when there is no materialist criticism of political institutions, and when the class character of the modern state is not understood, it is only one step from political radicalism to political opportunism.
~ Vladimir Lenin
Now is the age of anxiety.
~ W. H. Auden
How happy is the lot of the mathematician! He is judged solely by his peers, and the standard is so high that no colleague or rival can ever win a reputation he does not deserve. No cashier writes a letter to the press complaining about the incomprehensibility of Modern Mathematics and comparing it unfavorably with the good old days when mathematicians were content to paper irregularly shaped rooms and fill bathtubs without closing the waste pipe.
~ W.H. Auden
And had everything necessary to the Modern Man, A phonograph, a radio, a car and a frigidaire. Our researchers into Public Opinion are content That he held the proper opinions for the time of year; When there was peace, he was for peace: when there was war, he went
~ W.H. Auden
My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?
~ Bob Hope
Popular revolt against a ruthless, experienced modern dictatorship, which enjoys a monopoly over weapons and communications, ... is simply not a possibility in the modern age.
~ George F. Kennan
The worst thing about the miracle of modern communications is the Pavlovian pressure it places upon everyone to communicate whenever a bell rings.
~ Russell Baker
The more wonderful the means of communication, the more trivial, tawdry, or depressing its contents seemed to be.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
Along with this rapid growth of forms of communication at our disposal - be it fax, phone, email, internet or whatever - human solitude will increase in direct proportion.
~ Werner Herzog
I can be on a telephone call, and be emailing or texting somebody else, as well. I would imagine everyone appreciates that efficiency of communication. I see it as a huge positive.
~ Jason Bateman
The trouble with the Internet is that it's replacing masturbation as a leisure activity.
~ Patrick Murray
Multimedia? As far as I'm concerned, it's reading with the radio on!
~ Rory Bremner
I'm more of the sneaker-wearing, computer geek type.
~ Jared Polis
I've never been able to arouse any interest in myself for digitally produced sound, and so the computer turns me off.
~ David Tudor
I hate the computer. I hate their spell-check. I won't ever do e-mail.
~ David Mamet
At the risk of being a fuddy-duddy I don't have a computer; I don't have e-mail; and I really don't need something in my house that I would be sitting in front of for hours.
~ Marian McPartland
I have a television, but it's not connected to anything. I watch everything on my computer.
~ Natasha Lyonne
I see people putting text messages on the phone or computer and I think, 'Why don't you just call?'
~ William Shatner
I don't have any of the modern stuff. I don't have e-mail. I don't have a computer!
~ Elmore Leonard
Im going to get myself one of those, um, movable computers - what do you call them... ? Laptops! I am bad. I still call my radio a wireless.
~ Katherine Parkinson
The computer, the noise of the computer feels like impatience. It's sort of the sound of impatience to me.
~ Tony Kushner
My kid is a product of the fast computer lifestyle.
~ Tim Burton