Quotes of: Modern-times Keyword

There is no word more generally misinterpreted than the word egoism, in its modern sense.

John Buchanan Robinson

Modern travelling is not travelling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel.

John Ruskin

Modern traveling is not traveling at all; it is merely being sent to a place, and very little different from becoming a parcel.

John Ruskin

That's why modern corporate movie making has become so laborious that comedians are kind of kicked out by 50.

Dana Carvey

I always say that modernization is not an abstract thing; it's a very specific task.

Dmitry Medvedev

The goal of modern propaganda is no longer to transform opinion but to arouse an active and mythical belief.

Jacques Ellul

I think I was first to do live performances on a modern electronic sound synthesizer.

John Eaton

Anything based on ancient texts is difficult for a modern reader to get their head around.

Joanne Harris

In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act.

Jacques Ellul

For most people, the major hurdle in grasping modern insights into the nature of the universe is that these developments are usually phrased using mathematics.

Brian Greene

With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its ...

David Suzuki

I'm a modern Muslim. I pray, and if I have a question, I ask someone who is more educated in the religion than me.

Youssou N'Dour

The eternal and uneasy relationship between ballet and modern dance endures, but radically altered in tone and intensity.

Robert Gottlieb

Half of the modern drugs could well be thrown out of the window, except that the birds might eat them.

Martin H. Fischer

I'm very classic and structural. I love clean lines and interesting, modern details. But I'm all about being streamlined - less is more.

Nina Garcia

Music is a continuum and the modern and avant-garde composers of today will be part of the standard repertoire 30 years from now.

Neville Marriner

The blues echoes right through into soul, R&B and hip hop. It's part of the make-up of modern music. You can't turn your back on the blues.

Ronnie Wood

Modern medical advances have helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives. We owe these improvements to decades of investment in medical research.

Ike Skelton

The Japanese keenly learned from Western civilisation in a bid to modernize and preserve the nation.

Akihito

It's a really weird thing, modern divorce. I found out I was getting divorced on television. That was kind of weird.

Val Kilmer

I certainly look at the modern guys and think they are a different species to when we played. They are fitter and their conditioning is extraordinary.

Will Carling