Quotes of: Contemporary-life Keyword

No philosopher understands his predecessors until he has re-thought their thought in his own contemporary terms.

P. F. Strawson

Many ancient (and contemporary) societies considered the sexually awakened female as both auspicious and dangerous.

Srinivasan

I'll be honest, there's a part of me that does think I'm held to a different standard than my contemporaries and peers, and it's a little frustrating.

Kathy Griffin

Everyone relates differently to contemporary stuff. They rely on you to do the research for a period film.

Mark Bridges

The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap.

Spiro T. Agnew

Telling a story in a futuristic world gives you this freedom to explore things that bother you in contemporary times.

Suzanne Collins

If I had to describe my sense of humor, I would say it's contemporary wit, you know what I'm saying?

Tracy Morgan

FKA Twigs is stunning. She has beautiful contemporary and unique sound with an almost psychedelic vibe. Her music is great for the runway.

Chelsea Leyland

It is extraordinary the extent to which Darwin's insights not only changed his contemporaries' view of the world but also continue to be a source of great intellectual stimulation for scientists and nonscientists alike.

James D. Watson

But I don't think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events.

Diane Wakoski

The cynical part of the answer is that I expect to see a good deal more space opera, set far enough in the future as to be disconnected from contemporary issues.

John M. Ford

Most dystopian, classic and contemporary, paints a future world that puts a twist on present society - a future world that could plausibly happen.

Lauren DeStefano

While there is a great value in things that are old, it seems that the overwhelming challenge in Britain in the late 20th century is to make every effort to see value in the contemporary and in the future.

Stephen Bayley

If we wish to discuss knowledge in the most highly developed contemporary society, we must answer the preliminary question of what methodological representation to apply to that society.

Jean-Francois Lyotard

I've always liked the idea of taking old dramatic ideas and devices and making them feel relevant or contemporary or whatever.

Edward Norton

I don't worry whether the period is contemporary or three hundred years ago. Human beings are all alike.

Genevieve Bujold

The intellectual debility of contemporary conservatism is indicated by its silence on all important matters.

Christopher Lasch

As a major contemporary composer, Madonna should not let the eye dictate to the ear.

Camille Paglia

The way contemporary literature is emerging, soon we can expect "Item poetry" in novels.

Himmilicious

Contemporary bands often will do tour-only releases pressed and sold only in Australia. Crikey!

Henry Rollins

I look at my contemporaries, and we're all at different stages and levels, and all choosing different routes, different ways to do things.

Jamie Bell