“It's an absurd error to put modern English literature in the curriculum. You should read contemporary literature for pleasure or not at all. You shouldn't be taught to monkey with it.” ShouldLiteraturePleasureModernTaughtErrorsContemporaryAbsurdMonkeysCurriculumEnglish LiteratureContemporary LiteratureModern English Author:Rebecca West
“Sean Taylor is a wonderfully talented modern troubadour whose sincere, thoughtful songs pull you in. I've had the pleasure of sharing the stage with him. He swings. Check him out!” SongPleasureModernStageChecksThoughtfulSincereSwingsSeanTroubadours Author:Eric Bibb
“[Comics is] one of the last havens for honesty when it comes to a reader's genuine response to art. Most of us, if we don't find any sympathy or pleasure, for example, in a modern painting, are likely to blame our own ignorance of the history and theory of painting. But nobody pretends to like a bad comic strip. Such harshness is necessary for any real truth to surface, I think, and for art to really contribute anything to life. Though I don't know. I could be wrong.” IfsThinkingKnowsArtRealLastsPleasureModernHavensHonestyExampleIgnorancePaintingTheoryReaderBlameResponseSurfaceGenuineComicComic StripsHarshnessReal Truth Author:Chris Ware
“Man today is fascinated by the possibility of buying, more, better, and especially, new things. He is consumption hungry... To buy the latest gadget, the latest model of anything that is on the market, is the dream of everybody, in comparison to which the real pleasure in use is quite secondary. Modern man, if the dared to be articulate about his concept of heaven, would describe a vision which would look like the biggest department store in the world.” IfsMenWorldLooksRealUseDreamTodayHeavenPleasureVisionModernPossibilityModelsConceptsStoresHungryBuyingDepartmentComparisonFascinatedNew ThingsConsumptionConsumerismDeep ThoughtOverconsumptionGadgetsModern ManDepartment StoresArticulating Author:Erich Fromm
“As someone who spends a lot of her time on the road, you have to look stylish but comfortable as I'm always in motion. Either traveling for my job, for pleasure, or managing the hectic pace of the modern day.” LooksJobsPleasureModernComfortablePaceStylishModern DayHectic Author:Maria Sharapova
“The pleasure in traveling consists of the obstacles, the fatigue, and even the danger. What charm can anyone find in an excursion when he is always sure of reaching his destination, of having horses ready waiting for him, a soft bed, an excellent supper, and all the eases and comfort he can enjoy in his own home! One of the great misfortunes of modern life is the want of any sudden surprise, and the absence of all adventure. Everything is so well arranged.” WantWellsHomeLife IsWaitingEnjoyPleasureModernDangerAdventureReadyComfortBedHorseSurpriseObstaclesAbsenceExcellentEaseCharmReachingDestinationMisfortunesFatigueModern LifeSupperExcursions Author:Theophile Gautier