Quotes of: Modern-poetry Keyword

The three great elements of modern civilization, Gun powder, Printing, and the Protestant religion.

Thomas Carlyle

Modernity, the child of the Enlightenment, failed when it became apparent that the good society cannot be achieved by unaided reason.

Robert Bork

Modern Americans suffer from a fear of judging. Passing judgment on the behavior of fellow human beings is considered an act of medieval, undemocratic intolerance.

Lewis B. Smedes

I really enjoyed 'Casino Royale' because suddenly something changed with this modernity and with Daniel bringing life to James Bond in a very new way.

Berenice Marlohe

The disease of mutual distrust among nations is the bane of modern civilization.

Franz Boas

Modern paintings are like women, you'll never enjoy them if you try to understand them.

Freddie Mercury

In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique.

Charles Jencks

People are proud of their tattoos. It's like a modern coat of arms.

Christian Louboutin

Gentle Jesus, meek and mild' is a snivelling modern invention, with no warrant in the gospels.

George Bernard Shaw

The culture of modern Spain is something many people are still discovering.

Jose Andres Puerta

The modern economics of the theater is such that we write plays with fewer and fewer characters.

John Patrick Shanley

My book is traditional. It runs counter to the post-modern spirit.

David Guterson

My musical tastes go from Zeppelin to Bob Dylan to Kanye West and Lil' Wayne. Anything modern and progressive.

Josh Hartnett

I really have a generation gap about modern clothes.

Julie Harris

It was easier to do Shakespeare than a lot of modern movie scripts that are so poorly written.

Jessica Lange

My personal ambition remains the same - to be creative, to be modern, to stay one step ahead, to enjoy life.

Natalie Massenet

Maybe this is just me, but as time goes by, I'm more bewildered by modernity. It gets more unfathomable with every passing year.

Dylan Moran

Silver Machine still sounds really modern with all the white noise. It's a bit punky in a way. They were ahead of their time.

Jarvis Cocker

Every time I win a tournament I have to think that there is something wrong with modern chess.

Viktor Korchnoi

[passing a Stonehenge-like structure] Manfred: Modern architecture. It'll never last.

Ice Age

I don't understand the notion that modern farming is anything do to with nature. It's a pretty gross interference with nature.

Peter Singer