“John Scalzi is a fresh and appealing new voice, and Old Man's War is classic SF seen from a modern perspective—a fast-paced tour of a daunting, hostile universe.” MenWarUniverseVoiceModernPerspectiveClassicOld ManHostileFast Paced Author:Robert Charles Wilson
“When the modern scholar cites from a classic text, the quotation seems to burn a hole in his own drab page.” SeemsModernPagesHolesClassicScholarQuotationsCiting Book:George Steiner: A Reader Source: George Steiner: A Reader
“Increasingly unable to create for itself a relevant body of myth, the modern imagination will ransack the treasure house of the classic.” BodyHouseImaginationModernMythTreasureClassicRelevant Book:The death of tragedy Source: The death of tragedy
“My rule is always if you keep your basics classic. You can add seasonable and very trendy stuff and always look modern and updated, but if you're questioning something and its expensive, err on the side of classic.” IfsLooksStuffSidesModernAddClassicExpensiveQuestioningBasicsTrendy Author:Melissa Rivers
“A brilliant analysis of leadership in democratic, authoritarian, and totalitarian states, Archie Brown's The Myth of the Strong Leader draws on a remarkably wide range of examples and is distinguished by the relevance of its insights and by the precision and clarity of their exposition. It is an absorbing read that deserves to become a modern classic of political thinking.” ThinkingStatesPoliticalStrongLeaderModernExampleDrawsDeserveDemocraticInsightWideMythBrilliantClarityRangeAnalysisClassicBrownDistinguishedRelevancePrecisionAbsorbingTotalitarian StateStrong LeadersPolitical Thinking Author:Jack F. Matlock, Jr.
“A classic liberal is more like a libertarian. I'm sorry. Classic liberal, actually, from the 1800s has a totally different meaning than a liberal who is [modern] classic.” DifferentModernSorryLibertarianClassicI'm SorryDifferent Meanings Author:Glenn Beck
“The classic literature is always modern.” LiteratureModernClassicPreferenceClassic Literature Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“I created my bags from the notion of developing a well-edited line of fashionable, but not "trendy" handbags. By designing styles that will be as relevant tomorrow as they are today, my brand has established itself as a modern classic.” WellsTodayLinesModernStyleDesignTomorrowNotionBrandsDevelopingClassicBagsRelevantFashionableEditedTrendyHandbags Author:Kate Spade
“Larousse Gastronomique has always been the first and last word on classic European techniques and recipes. I love that it has expanded its reach to cover world cuisines and modern culinary innovations, making it more indispensable than ever.” WorldFirstsLastsModernInnovationTechniqueClassicCulinaryIndispensableRecipesLast WordsCuisineFirsts And Lasts Author:Marcus Samuelsson
“You don't have to paint your walls lime green just to try to have your home feel decorated. If you're a classic dresser or preppy dresser or a modern dresser, you wear a lot of black - whatever it is - your home should reflect that as well.” IfsFeelsShouldTryingWellsHomeBlackModernWallGreenPaintClassicLimesDressersYour WallPreppyLime Green Author:Nate Berkus