“For me to be pompous is the most horrible thing in the world. It's like putting a wall around you. It screws you up. You'd better be willing to change your views or adapt and be modern.” WorldViewsModernWillingWallHorribleScrewsHorrible ThingsPompousScrew YouWilling To Change Author:Jean Pigozzi
“Bringing an end to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians may help the young Arab generation to realise their aspirations. Israel is more than willing to offer our experience in building a modern economy in spite of limited resources to the whole region.” MayEndsWholeHelpingYoungEconomyGenerationsModernBuildingWillingOffersConflictResourcesIsraelAspirationSpiteRegionsRealisingPalestinianLimited Resources Author:Shimon Peres
“The integral vision embodies an attempt to take the best of both worlds, ancient and modern. But that demands a critical stance willing to reject unflinchingly the worst of both as well.” WorldWellsVisionModernWorstWillingDemandAncientCriticalRejectsStanceBest Of Both Worlds Book:The Eye of Spirit: An Integral Vision for a World Gone Slightly Mad Source: The Eye of Spirit: An Integral Vision for a World Gone Slightly Mad
“Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble. If one gets rid of these habits one can think more clearly, and to think clearly is a necessary first step toward political regeneration: so that the fight against bad English is not frivolous and is not the exclusive concern of professional [or scholarly] writers.” IfsThinkingFirstsPoliticalFightingStepsWrittenTroubleModernWillingHabitConcernSpreadFirst StepsImitationExclusiveAvoidedBad HabitsFrivolousRegenerationScholarlyModern English Book:A Collection of Essays Source: A Collection of Essays
“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
“If [Respulicans] can't get rid of [Obamacare], they're going to have to tell their base, we've been lying to you for the last five years. So they're willing to go to almost any extent to do that. That's unusual, in fact I think it's unique in the history of modern parliamentary systems. And it's very dangerous for the country and for the world.” IfsThinkingWorldYearsCountryFactsLastsLyingFiveModernDangerousWillingUniqueFive YearsUnusualObamacareParliamentaryLast Five YearsParliamentary System Author:Noam Chomsky