“There is part of me that longs to have the back-to-the-earth life - make my own bread, grow my own wheat, just be really self-sufficient - but I am not, at the moment, willing to give up the luxury of modern life, and amazing schools for my kids, and things that I've come to rely on that are parts of society.” GivingSelfMomentsKidsSchoolEarthGrowsMy OwnModernWillingGiving UpBreadLuxurySufficientRelyModern LifeWheatSelf SufficientEarth Life Author:Lauren Groff
“The show is escapism. If you look back to when I was in college, all the girls in the sorority houses were gathered around watching soap operas. That was the escapism, the show that was giving you something you couldn't have. Now, you go into any sorority house, there are 50 to 100 girls piled in watching The Bachelor. We are the modern-day soap opera.” IfsGivingLooksShowsGirlHouseModernCollegeOperaSoapEscapismBachelorsSoap OperasModern DaySorority Author:Chris Harrison
“I had the privilege and the honor of chairing the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. And it is interesting to me, you know, Republicans give a lot of speeches about how much they love veterans. I work with the American Legion, the VFW, the DAV, the Vietnam Vets, and virtually every veterans organization to put together the most comprehensive piece of the veterans legislation in the modern history of America. That's what I did.” KnowsGivingTogetherAmericaInterestingPiecesModernHonorRepublicanSpeechOrganizationAffairPrivilegeVietnamSenateCommitteesLegislationVeteranComprehensiveLegionVetsModern HistoryVietnam Vets Author:Bernie Sanders
“The historical novel gives us perspective on our modern lives and helps us connect with the story, which we are continuing ourselves.” GivingHelpingStoriesNovelModernPerspectiveHistoricalContinuingModern LifeHistorical Novels Author:Mary Pope Osborne
“If you ask which of the scenarios I think is most dangerous, though, I will give a different answer. In that form of the question, I regard a nuclear attack, terrorist-generated or otherwise, as the most threatening combination of likelihood and long-term damage to modern life today.” IfsThinkingGivingLongDifferentTodayFormAsksTermAnswersModernDangerousRegardNuclearTerroristCombinationLong TermDamageThreateningModern LifeScenariosLikelihood Author:John L. Casti