Quotes of: Modern-times Keyword

A combination of fine tea, enchanting objects and soothing surroundings exerts a therapeutic effect by washing away the corrosive strains and stress of modern life. [... It] induces a modd that is spiritually refreshing [and produces] a genial state ...

Chinese Art of Tea

Japan is the first nation in the world to accord 'comic books'--originally a 'humorous' form of entertainment mainly for young people--nearly the same social status as novels and films.

Dreamland Japan: Writings on Modern Manga

A democracy which makes or even effectively prepares for modern, scientific war must necessarily cease to be democratic. No country can be really well prepared for modern war unless it is governed by a tyrant, at the head of a highly trained and perf...

Ends and Means

Every war is ironic because every war is worse than expected. Every war constitutes an irony of situation because its means are so melodramatically disproportionate to its presumed ends.

The Great War and Modern Memory

It's not a question of God `sending' us to Hell. In each of us there is something growing up which will of itself be Hell unless it is nipped in the bud.

God in the Dock: Essays on Theology (Making of Modern Theology)

Kebiasaan untuk menerjemahkan teks dari perspektif para penafsir sebelumnya – yang pandangannya atas realitas tidak sesuai dengan penemuan-penemuan masa kini – memainkan peranan penting dalam kesalahpahaman atas Kitab Suci.

The Bible, the Qur'an, and Science: The Holy Scriptures Examined in the Light of Modern Knowledge

I'm a dreamer and continue to dream of what can and will be, "Expecting great things from God, Attempting great things for God

Biography of William Carey - the Father of Modern Christian Missions

We are creatures of rage and madness and bitter tears and we knew that from the start. Our end was disaster and we knew that from the start. We knew it all from the start.

1000 Quotable Poems; An Anthology Of Modern Verse

When the travesties scattered throughout our modern art museums are set alongside the glories of ancient Greece, the Christian heart should swell with pride.

Angels in the Architecture: A Protestant Vision for Middle Earth

And a sensible work strategy might be: surrender to the task but not to the taskmaster, become absorbed in the work itself but never absorb the work ethos.

The Age Of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard To Be Happy

Throughout the history of medicine, including the shamanic healing traditions, the Greek tradition of Asclepius, Aristotle and Hippocrates, and the folk and religious healers, the imagination has been used to diagnose disease.

Imagery in Healing: Shamanism and Modern Medicine

Grace has not been well understood by the post-modern church let alone applied as post-moderns in our lives as a reality that Christ secured for us." ~R. Alan Woods [2012]

The Journey Is The Destination: A Photo Journal

Traveling can never be taken for granted, no matter how meticulous the preparations.

The Ragged Edge of the World: Encounters at the Frontier Where Modernity, Wildlands, and Indigenous People Meet

Recognizing the connection to All Things, even in creepy moments, keeps me true to my animistic perspective. Finding growth from them is my choice.

Real Wyrd : A Modern Shaman's Roots in the Middle World

Engaging spirits isn’t an elitist ability or industry, it’s being active in the connection with All Things. It’s innate to us all.

Real Wyrd : A Modern Shaman's Roots in the Middle World

What we believe spirit visitors to be influences how they affect our lives. What we believe ourselves to be dictates how we react to them.

Real Wyrd : A Modern Shaman's Roots in the Middle World

Sometimes success isn't about making the right decision, it's more about making some decision.

The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life

It is the absoluteness of meaninglessness that Christianity, as I understand it, inhabits and inflects, the shock and stark violence of the cross that discloses the living Christ. Revelation, like creation, arises not merely out of nothingness but by...

My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer

Phrases such as "I'm beside myself," "I was frightened to pieces," "I feel lost," "I feel like part of me is missing," originated from a sense of soul loss.

Teen Spirit Guide to Modern Shamanism

Over the years I've received thousands of e-mails looking for guidance. Some have real problems; some talk about monkeys and poo--though those people may also have real problems.

The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life

Before going home with a guy, give him a blow job. Guys are always more relaxed after a blow job. (You're totally welcome, guys. P.S. Girls can't see this sentence!!!!!)

The Will to Whatevs: A Guide to Modern Life