“That's what so sad about a lot of modern music, in my opinion, so many young bands never stay around long enough to fulfill their ultimate promise. They only get halfway there or a quarter of the way there.” WayLongEnoughYoungOpinionModernPromiseBandUltimateQuartersHalfwaySo SadModern MusicHalfway There Author:Alan Vega
“For Jews, the Messiah has never come; for Christians, He has come but once; for modern man, He appears and disappears with increasing rapidity. The saviors of modern man, the "scientists" who promise salvation through the "discoveries" of ethology and sociology, psychology and psychiatry, and all the other bogus religions, issue forth periodically, as if selected by some Messiah-of-the-Month Club.” IfsMenChristianIssuesPsychologyModernMonthsPromiseDiscoveryScientistSalvationJewClubsDisappearSaviorSociologyPsychiatrySelectedMessiahModern Man Author:Thomas Szasz
“Painting is... a correspondence between what you are and what you see. It's a moment when something is holding together in such a way that it is a universe in itself... Within this is a test and also a judgment upon yourself, your capabilities, your promises, and the part that you play in the world. And nobody else can test that for you. Certainly not the Museum of Modern Art.” WorldWayArtPlayMomentsTogetherUniverseModernPaintingPromiseJudgmentTestsMuseumsCapabilityModernismCorrespondenceModern Art Author:Milton Resnick
“I don't trust art that promises a 24-hour joyride. In fact, there seems to be a modern sense of entitlement for such constant "ups," which is a repugnant attitude any way one chooses to look at it. I definitely believe in the possibility of happiness, though; it's just something that I think, rightfully, is rare in its genuine form, and that it can't be counterfeited.” ThinkingWayBelieveLooksArtFactsSeemsFormHoursAttitudeModernPossibilityPromiseConstantGenuineEntitlementDon't TrustSense Of Entitlement Author:Chris Ware
“The modern masters promise very little” LittlesModernMastersPromise Book:Frankenstein: ; Or, The Modern Prometheus Source: Frankenstein: ; Or, The Modern Prometheus
“Our modern world of old story is completely failing humanity. This is the reason that increasing numbers of people have become and are becoming disillusioned from politics. People don't like voting. Whoever you vote, government gets in. Whatever they promise, they never fulfill.” PeopleWorldReasonStoriesGovernmentHumanityNumbersFailingModernBecomingPromiseVoteVotingModern WorldDisillusioned Author:Satish Kumar