“Basically, fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. In the same way that Hitler evoked a mythological religion of German purity and the glory of the past, the Islamists use religion to evoke emotions and passions in people who have been oppressed for a long time in order to reach their purpose.” PeopleWayLongHas BeensUsePastPurposeOrderPassionEmotionModernLong TimeGloryPurityPhenomenonFundamentalismOppressedEvokeIslamists Author:Azar Nafisi
“The way Japan had tried to build up a modern state modelled on the West was cataclysmic.” WayStatesModernWestJapan Author:Kenzaburo Oe
“We didn't reinvent the circus. We repackaged it in a much more modern way.” WayModernCircusCirque Du Soleil Author:Guy Laliberte
“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
“Right now the producers of 'Modern Family' have no idea how many people watch our show each week on all platforms, and nobody seems to want to tell us. If a disproportionate number of any show's viewers watch in alternative ways, then, under the current system, that show may not appear to be as strong as it actually is.” PeopleIfsWayWantMayIdeasShowsSeemsStrongNumbersWatchesWeekModernRight NowCurrentsProducersAlternativesNo IdeaPlatformsViewersModern Family Author:Steven Levitan
“Young people today seem to be coming around to the idea it really doesn’t matter which politician or political party you vote for; and they’re catching on that it doesn’t even matter if you don’t vote because they have realized modern elections are just a way for the 1% to appease the 99% – a way to keep the masses in line by making them believe they’ve had their say, thereby perpetuating the lie that democracy continues.” PeopleIfsWayBelieveIdeasMatterSeemsTodayYoungPoliticalLyingLinesPartyDemocracyModernPoliticianMassVoteElectionPolitical PartiesCatchingAppeasePerpetuatingCatching On Author:James Morcan
“I would be annoyed if I were any more in tune with modern sensibilities. I was shaped differently. The world in which I grew up was Texan and Southern, and it had many, many failings. I think I've gotten rid of most of the bad things in myself from that earlier age, but I don't adjust to the way things are progressing now.” IfsThinkingWorldWayWould BeAgeProgressFailingModernGrewGrew UpTunesBad ThingsSouthernSensibilityAnnoyedTexan Author:John Graves
“All handling by IPCC of the Sea Level questions have been done in a way that cannot be accepted and that certainly not concur with modern knowledge of the mode and mechanism of sea level changes.” WayHas BeensDoneLevelsSeaModernAcceptedMechanismConcur Author:Nils-Axel Morner
“Modern technology has conveniently provided a measuring stick by which you can determine whether or not you are conducting your business in an acceptable, ethical way. . . . You can ask yourself: How will I feel if my business dealings today are secretly recorded on a hidden video camera, and appear on this evening's television newscast for all to see?” IfsWayFeelsTodayAsksTechnologyModernTelevisionMoralityCamerasSticksDetermineVideoEveningEthicalAcceptableMeasuringConductingDealingsModern TechnologyVideo Cameras Author:Wayne D. Dosick