Modern Life – Quotes

In my life I’ve

In my life I’ve easily lost 500 pounds but for some reason they keep finding me. Gael Greene

Why take pride in

Why take pride in cooking, when they don’t take pride in eating? Erma Bombeck

We’ve lost more men

We’ve lost more men to homosexuality than we ever did in two world wars. Erica Jong

I think because the show [Grant MacLaren] is essentially a hopeful show. The show says that as bleak as the future is, the one thing that mankind developed was the ability to send their consciousness back and where a lot of the institutions of modern life have fallen apart. Eric McCormack

This will never be

This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. Elbert Hubbard

There is a close

There is a close relationship between a house full of possessions and a heart full of desires, between a cluttered closet and a crowded schedule, between having no place to put possessions and having no priorities for our life. These are precious clues. They remind us to slow down, to live in the present, to … Read more

I look at modern

I look at modern life and I see people not taking responsibility for their lives. The temptation to blame, to find external causes to one’s own issues is something that is particularly modern. I know that personally I find that sense of responsibility interesting. Edward Zwick

When Columbus took off,

When Columbus took off, the purpose was to improve trade relations with China. That problem has not been solved to this very day, but just look at the by-products. Edward Teller

The subject [of Los

The subject [of Los Angeles] became a general metaphor for anxiety and the speed of modern life. Edward Ruscha

Humanity is looking for

Humanity is looking for a new story. The one it has embraced since the Renaissance is no longer viable. Despite all of its positive contributions to modern life, three hundred years of scientific-technological development has left our civilization in an untenable position-at odds with its natural environment and ultimately its own deeper, collective, soul. Only … Read more