Quotes About Modern

We live in an era with no historical precedents. History is no longer useful as a tool in helping us understand current changes.

If you want to study the social and political history of modern nations, study hell.

I want to do just, like, regular art. Whatever is made today on canvas goes up against all of art history. Its the most radical thing.

The idea that human beings can make history, that is something quite unique to the modern West.

The American people are not cowardly. But, living in prosperous isolation, they have been the spoiled children of modern history.

The modern history of economic theory is a tale of evasions of reality.

For all its prestige, its fabulous views, its indoor pool, and its lovely garden, 24 Sussex is more like an old hotel than a modern home.

There are people with their iPads are taking pictures so much that they're not experiencing the moment. They go home and look at the pictures later.

Equipped with cell phones, beepers, and handheld computers, the 'conspicuously industrious' blur the line between home and office by working anytime, anywhere.

Well before September 11, it was understood that with modern technology, the rich and powerful will lose their near monopoly of the means of violence and can expect to suffer atrocities on home soil.

But in all honesty, I would suggest that people who want a modern "free" OS look around for a microkernel-based, portable OS, like maybe GNU or something like that.

Satire today has become a flat 'tyre'.

It is a modern tragedy that despair has so many spokesmen, and hope so few.

I hope for an America where the power of faith will always burn brightly, but where no modern inquisition of any kind will ever light the fires of fear, coercion, or angry division.

It may sound ambitious, but I really hope that modern design will spread all around the globe.

The independent girl is truly of quite modern origin, and usually is a most bewitching little piece of humanity.

If humanity is being swallowed by a modern primitivism, imagination might be the thing that saves us all.

In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative; fight, flee - or laugh.

I have no problems with buying tampons. I am a fairly modern man. But apparently they're not a "proper" present. "Happy birthday, mum!"

She has an electric blender, electric toaster and electric bread maker. She said "There are too many gadgets and no place to sit down!" So I bought her an electric chair.

She has a wash and wear bridal gown.

I have a computer, a vibrator, and pizza delivery. Why should I leave the house? " - Tabitha

The great thing about university is that they incline you to get up and do it, from the Classics to modern plays, to the humor that Monty Pythons made popular.

I'm thinking there should be a dating site called "Tap That" - Jonathan "Jack" McVoy