“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