“The fundamental idea of modern capitalism is not the right of the individual to possess and enjoy what he has earned, but the ;thesis that the exercise of this right redounds to the general good.” IdeasIndividualEnjoyModernExerciseCapitalismFundamentalsThesis Book:Puritanism and Democracy Source: Puritanism and Democracy
“The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.” MenPhilosophyCharacterPoliticalPoliticsMoralVirtueModernHonestyIgnorancePoliticianMoralityExerciseIntegrityClimate ChangeConservativeSelfishSuperiorsSelfishnessEngagedLiberalismJustificationConservatismMoral PhilosophySelf JustificationAnti ConservativeModern PhilosophyModern PoliticsConservative Political Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“I did a real boot camp once which with The Thin Red Line which was learning military exercises and this was far less strenuous. I really had a blast. We were all kind of thrown into the woods and we didn't have any of the modern conveniences that we take for granted. Learned how to survive without anything.” KindRealLinesModernMilitaryExerciseRedWoodsAll KindsGrantedThrownCampsBootsConvenienceBlastBoot CampRed LinesModern Conveniences Author:Adrien Brody
“The bar... is an exercise in solitude. Above all else, it must be quiet, dark, very comfortable-and, contrary to modern mores, no music of any kind, no matter how faint. In sum, there should be no more than a dozen tables, and a client that doesn't like to talk.” ShouldKindMatterDarkMusicModernExerciseSolitudeQuietComfortableTablesAlcoholContraryBarsDozen Author:Luis Bunuel
“It is possible to see slavery and serfdom merely as extreme early forms of autocratic management, in which employees had no voice whatsoever in the work process and were viewed not as human beings but as alienated forms of individual wealth. Slavery, in this sense, did not die; it continues in modern dress in contemporary organizations wherever managers exercise autocratic power, unequal status, or arbitrary privileges, no matter how scientific the terminology or postmodern the image” HumansMatterFormDiesIndividualProcessVoiceWealthHuman BeingsModernExerciseCapitalismOrganizationManagementDressesSlaveryPrivilegeExtremesContemporaryManagersEmployeeArbitraryPostmodernTerminology Author:Kenneth Cloke
“The need of exercise is a modern superstition, invented by people who ate too much and had nothing to think about.” PeopleThinkingNeedsToo MuchModernExerciseSuperstitions Book:The Works of George Santayana Source: The Works of George Santayana
“Modern life cannot be constructed on . . . physically strenuous principles. A great deal of work is sedentary, and most manual work exercises only a few specialized muscles.” DealsPrinciplesModernExerciseMusclesModern LifeManualsSedentaryManual Work Author:Bertrand Russell
“The fastest growing segment of the population in the world right now is over the age of 90, and in some cases over the age of 100 in some countries. So people are living longer. And even though much of it is attributed to modern medicine, it's not. It's lifestyle. It's nutrition. It's the quality of exercise, the ability to manage stress.” PeopleWorldCountryAgeAbilityQualityModernExerciseStressLifestyleManageNutrition Author:Deepak Chopra
“All singers, no matter how gifted, should always try to go improve. And all students begin in the same place despite the level of their talent. It's like bodybuilding: All people who train use similar exercises no matter how naturally physically endowed a person may be. I have worked with many of the most brilliant singers in modern music and it's always the case that they have a great deal of under-realized potential no matter how amazing their abilities.” PeopleTryingAbilityModernTalentStudentsExerciseTrainBrilliantBodybuilding Author:Gary Catona
“Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics. Defying nature, it surpasses it.” ArtSportsNatureModernExerciseMathematicsWesternMotivational SportsChemistryRitualBodybuildingArt And SciencePhysical ExerciseDefying Book:Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays Source: Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays
“Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life probably plays a significant role in the epidemic incidence of depression today. Many studies show that depressed patients who stick to a regimen of aerobic exercise improve as much as those treated with medication.” HumansPlayShowsBodyTodayRolesStudyModernExerciseActivitySticksPatientSignificantTreatedHuman BodyModern LifeEpidemicsMedicationPhysical ActivitySedentaryIncidenceAerobics Author:Andrew Weil
“For many in the modern world, carving out time for both traditional seated meditation and exercise has become close to impossible.” WorldMeditationImpossibleModernExerciseTraditionalModern WorldCarving Author:Andrew Weil
“Beginning with Santa Claus as a cognitive exercise, a child is encouraged to share the same idea of reality as his peers. Even if that reality is patently invented and ludicrous, belief is encouraged with gifts that support and promote the common cultural lies. The greatest consensus in modern society is our traffic systems. The way a flood of strangers can interact, sharing a path, almost all of them traveling without incident. It only takes one dissenting driver to create anarchy.” IfsWayChildrenIdeasRealityLyingBeliefCommonSupportPathShareModernExerciseStrangerDriversAnarchyFloodTrafficPeersConsensusSantaIncidentsCognitiveSanta ClausModern Society Author:Chuck Palahniuk