“Our tenants now are companies like Uber, the taxi service, Meituan.com, China's version of Groupon - and a large number of startups. These companies operate in a modern way, just like their customers: They go on the Internet, look for an offer and take it.” WayLooksNumbersCompanyModernGoes OnInternetOffersChinaCustomersVersionsLarge NumbersTaxiTenantsUber Author:Zhang Xin
“And if you look at the experience of Turkey, for example, where the modern Islamists are in power and are doing fine - this is very good. Because democracy is not possible in the Muslim world without bringing in the Islamists or part of the Islamists who hate us now into these governments.” IfsWorldLooksGovernmentHateDemocracyModernExampleFineVery GoodTurkeysIslamistsMuslim World Author:Yaroslav Trofimov
“Normally a period movie has a lot of problems with the graphics. They look modern made.” LooksMadeProblemModernPeriods Author:Guillermo del Toro
“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
“You need to look at inequality as a typical condition of modern society.” NeedsLooksModernConditionsInequalityTypicalModern Society Author:Rem Koolhaas