Modern Quotes

Her spirit is one that we absolutely need today, as we face odds that are akin to the divisive and systemic oppression that we read about in our history books, but it’s taken on a modern-day articulation of itself.

In his fierce, bold determination to see the lives of modern-day slaves up close, Benjamin Skinner reminds me of the British abolitionist of two hundred years ago

The challenge of modern relationships: how to prove more interesting than the other’s smartphone.

Don’t be a slave to modern vices, Chasing false merit, distraction untoward. Take time for yourself, to be alone with your thoughts. Imagination the real reward.

The modern woman asks herself: Is there something wrong with me if my children don’t fill up my life?

Valentines Day itself, like most holidays in the modern era, has been heavily influenced by commercialism that focuses on the appeal of romantic fantasies.

The problem with modern consumption and mass-produced products is they’re designed to just literally be shoved into our mouths and rushed.

When you stroll through Munich it can happen that you suddenly stand in front of an old house, an idyllically-dreaming church that smiles like a friendly anachronism into our modern time.

At Rome there were nothing even vaguely resembling modern political parties although given the stifling impact of these.

I’m not against banking. Banking allowed our modern society to happen, it is essential. It connects the work through finance, so banking is good.