“There is much modern music that is better adapted to a wind combination than to a string, although for obvious reasons originally scored for an orchestra. If in such cases the interpretation is equal to the composition the balance of a wind combination is more satisfying.” IfsReasonCasesModernWindBalanceEqualObviousCombinationStringsInterpretationSatisfyingCompositionOrchestraAdaptedModern Music Author:John Philip Sousa
“Gandhi has sound economic and cultural reasons for encouraging the revival of cottage industries, but he does not counsel a fanatical repudiation of all modern progress. Machinery, trains, automobiles, the telegraph have played important parts in his own colossal life! Fifty years of public service, in prison and out, wrestling daily with practical details and harsh realities in the political world, have only increased his balance, open-mindedness, sanity, and humorous appreciation of the quaint human spectacle.” WorldYearsHumansDoeImportantReasonRealityPoliticalSoundProgressEconomicModernIndustryBalanceHumorousPrisonTrainDetailsAppreciationPracticalsFiftyWrestlingSanityHarshMachineryRevivalAutomobilePublic ServiceOpen MindednessCottagesColossalQuaintTelegraphHarsh Reality Author:Paramahansa Yogananda
“My rule of thumb is to strike a balance by sticking to the classics and playing with color, texture, and print to give them a modern update. On any given day, I keep it simple with jeans or chinos and a comfortable dress shirt.” GivingGivenSimpleModernColorBalanceComfortableDressesStrikesShirtsPrintJeansThumbsTextureUpdatesKeep It Simple Author:Tommy Hilfiger
“I'll suggest that the happiness hypothesis offered by Buddha and the Stoics should be amended: Happiness comes from within, and happiness comes from without. We need the guidance of both ancient wisdom and modern science to get the balance right.” NeedsShouldModernBalanceAncientGuidanceHypothesisModern ScienceAncient Wisdom Book:The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom Source: The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom
“When I returned as CEO in 2008, Starbucks had forgotten that meaningful innovations balance an organization's heritage with modern-day relevance and market differentiation, so we had to reorient. In one brainstorming session, we visited and observed great retailers, then asked ourselves, 'If Starbucks did not exist, what type of coffee experience would we create?” IfsModernTypeBalanceOrganizationInnovationForgottenCoffeeMeaningfulHeritageCeoSessionRelevanceStarbucksModern DayDifferentiationBrainstormingRetailers Author:Howard Schultz