“It is my opinion that the 21st century will be the century of play, and the heteroglossic activity of artists in the 20th century has been the forecast.” Has BeensPlayArtistOpinionCenturyActivity21st Century20th CenturyForecasts Author:Brian Sutton-Smith
“If within the last century art conceived as an autonomous activity has come to be invested with an unprecedented stature - the nearest thing to a sacramental human activity acknowledged by secular society - it is because one of the tasks art has assumed is making forays into and taking up positions on the frontiers of consciousness (often very dangerous to the artist as a person) and reporting back what's there.” IfsHumansPersonsArtLastsArtistConsciousnessCenturyDangerousPositionActivityTasksSecularFrontiersUnprecedentedStatureHuman ActivityAutonomousSecular Society Author:Susan Sontag
“The perfectly natural thing to do with an unreadable book is to give it away; and the publication, for more than a quarter of a century, of volumes which fulfilled this one purpose and no other is a pleasant proof, if proof were needed, of the business principles which underlay the enlightened activity of publishers.” IfsGivingBookPurposeNaturalPrinciplesCenturyNeededActivityProofThings To DoPleasantEnlightenedQuartersVolumeFulfilledPublishersPublicationNatural ThingsPerfectly NaturalQuarter Of A Century Book:A Happy Half-century: And Other Essays Source: A Happy Half-century: And Other Essays
“21st century is the century of knowledge and the world has always looked at India whenever knowledge finds prominence. Emergence of knowledge society is no more a slogan but has become a reality. Knowledge will be the fountainhead of all the activities that happen in human development.” WorldHumansRealityHappensEducationCenturyDevelopmentActivityIndia21st CenturySlogansHuman DevelopmentEmergenceFountainheadProminence Author:Narendra Modi
“Emancipation should make it possible for woman to be human in the truest sense. Everything within her that craves assertion and activity should reach its fullest expression; all artificial barriers should be broken, and the road towards greater freedom cleared of every trace of centuries of submission and slavery.” ShouldHumansGreaterCenturyExpressionBrokenActivitySlaveryBarriersArtificialWomens RightsSubmissionCraveAssertionTruestEmancipation Book:Emma Goldman Source: Emma Goldman
“From earliest times, water has always been acknowledged as a primary human good and an indispensable natural resource. Around the great rivers of the world, like the Mississippi, great cultures have developed, while over the course of the centuries the prosperity of countless societies has been linked to these waterways. Today, however, the great fluvial systems of every continent are exposed to serious threats, often as a result of man's activity and decisions.” MenWorldHumansHas BeensTodayCultureCoursesWaterNaturalDecisionResultsCenturySeriousActivityResourcesRiversThreatEnvironmentalProsperityPrimariesExposedContinentsIndispensableLinkedNatural ResourcesMississippi Author:Pope Benedict XVI
“You have the 20th century wrapping up and everything is moving at this breakneck speed? And then, painting is still walking. It's just a very human activity that takes time.” HumansStillsMovingCenturyPaintingWalkingActivitySpeedTake Time20th CenturyHuman ActivityWrappingWrapping Up Author:Joe Bradley