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Being myself animated by feelings of affection toward my fellowmen, I am saddened by the modern system of advertising. Whatever evidence it offers of enterprise, ingenuity, impudence, and resource in certain individuals, it proves to my mind the wide prevalence of that form of mental degradation which is called gullibility Picture Quote #1

While many people like the idea of exercising unconditional love, most eventually find it too draining and impossible to sustain, often because the attempt to practice it is misunderstood, discouraged, brought under attack, or made a target of willful abuse. As sad as it may be to admit, in our modern world people are far more accustomed to hearing news of war, genocide, murder, disasters, famine, and disease than they are to hearing anything about acts of love or grace Picture Quote #1

We modern egalitarians are tempted to the primal sin of pride in the opposite way from the ancients. The old, aristocratic form of pride was the desire to be better than others. The new, democratic form is the desire not to have anyone better than yourself. It is just as spiritually deadly and does not even carry with it the false pleasure of gloating superiority Picture Quote #1

Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That’s probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year Picture Quote #1

Party politics in modern democratic society means pandering to a wide variety of different groups and sympathizing with their often quite base motives, such as revenge, power, booty, and spoils, to maintain the necessary level of support Picture Quote #1

Modern life is very difficult for people who are unprepared. But this new environment will eventually facilitate more realistic relationships between people Picture Quote #1

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More and more, modern warfare will be about people sitting in bunkers in front of computer screens, whether remotely piloted aircraft or cyber weapons Picture Quote #1

The modern artist... is working and expressing an inner world - in other words - expressing the energy, the motion, and other inner forces Picture Quote #1

Christian Mingle’ is about a young, modern, single woman. She’s trying to achieve it all - a successful career, amazing friends, and finding Mr. Right. She stumbles into the world of online dating looking for an instant ‘soul mate solution,’ but ultimately ends up taking a personal journey transforming her life Picture Quote #1

Kant does represents a distinctively modern view of the human condition in contrast to that of ancient high culture, found in ancient Greek ethics and also in ancient Chinese ethics Picture Quote #1

The main challenge Not For Sale is big and it is modern day slavery, which is a $32billion dollar industry second to the illegal trade of drugs and arms Picture Quote #1

There’s nowhere like Detroit; it’s a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away Picture Quote #1

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When you have somebody that’s smart and you’re not so smart, to me that’s modern day slavery because you’re being dictated to Picture Quote #1

On occasion, I like to reread my grandfather’s letters. While leafing through them, I’m saddened by what is being lost in modern communication. Soul-baring sentimentality isn’t typically poured into text messages, tweets and emails. All too often, personal connections are brushed aside for the sake of convenience in a fast-paced world Picture Quote #1

The modern Westerner, persuaded that he has a right to think for himself and imagining that he exercises this right, is unwilling to acknowledge that his every thought has been shaped by cultural and historical influences and that his opinions fit, like pieces of jigsaw puzzle, into a pattern which has nothing random about it Picture Quote #1

The fact is that modern life has deprived us of life’s one great luxury: time Picture Quote #1

In modern warfare, journalists are among the first responders, seeking out truth in the turmoil and wreckage, wherever it takes them Picture Quote #1

Insurance - an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table Picture Quote #1

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In modern fantasy (literary or governmental), killing people is the usual solution to the so-called war between good and evil Picture Quote #1

Modern medical advances have helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives. We owe these improvements to decades of investment in medical research Picture Quote #1

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Being myself animated by feelings of affection toward my fellowmen, I am saddened by the modern system of advertising. Whatever evidence it offers of enterprise, ingenuity, impudence, and resource in certain individuals, it proves to my mind the wide prevalence of that form of mental degradation which is called gullibility (Modern Quotes) While many people like the idea of exercising unconditional love, most eventually find it too draining and impossible to sustain, often because the attempt to practice it is misunderstood, discouraged, brought under attack, or made a target of willful abuse. As sad as it may be to admit, in our modern world people are far more accustomed to hearing news of war, genocide, murder, disasters, famine, and disease than they are to hearing anything about acts of love or grace (Modern Quotes) We modern egalitarians are tempted to the primal sin of pride in the opposite way from the ancients. The old, aristocratic form of pride was the desire to be better than others. The new, democratic form is the desire not to have anyone better than yourself. It is just as spiritually deadly and does not even carry with it the false pleasure of gloating superiority (Modern Quotes) Style is the most valuable asset of the modern artist. That’s probably why so many styles are reported lost or stolen each year (Modern Quotes) Party politics in modern democratic society means pandering to a wide variety of different groups and sympathizing with their often quite base motives, such as revenge, power, booty, and spoils, to maintain the necessary level of support (Modern Quotes) Modern life is very difficult for people who are unprepared. But this new environment will eventually facilitate more realistic relationships between people (Modern Quotes) More and more, modern warfare will be about people sitting in bunkers in front of computer screens, whether remotely piloted aircraft or cyber weapons (Modern Quotes) The modern artist... is working and expressing an inner world - in other words - expressing the energy, the motion, and other inner forces (Modern Quotes) Christian Mingle’ is about a young, modern, single woman. She’s trying to achieve it all - a successful career, amazing friends, and finding Mr. Right. She stumbles into the world of online dating looking for an instant ‘soul mate solution,’ but ultimately ends up taking a personal journey transforming her life. (Modern Quotes) Kant does represents a distinctively modern view of the human condition in contrast to that of ancient high culture, found in ancient Greek ethics and also in ancient Chinese ethics. (Modern Quotes) The main challenge Not For Sale is big and it is modern day slavery, which is a $32billion dollar industry second to the illegal trade of drugs and arms. (Modern Quotes) There’s nowhere like Detroit; it’s a modern necropolis: all these art deco masterpieces crumbling away. (Modern Quotes) When you have somebody that’s smart and you’re not so smart, to me that’s modern day slavery because you’re being dictated to. (Modern Quotes) On occasion, I like to reread my grandfather’s letters. While leafing through them, I’m saddened by what is being lost in modern communication. Soul-baring sentimentality isn’t typically poured into text messages, tweets and emails. All too often, personal connections are brushed aside for the sake of convenience in a fast-paced world. (Modern Quotes) The modern Westerner, persuaded that he has a right to think for himself and imagining that he exercises this right, is unwilling to acknowledge that his every thought has been shaped by cultural and historical influences and that his opinions fit, like pieces of jigsaw puzzle, into a pattern which has nothing random about it. (Modern Quotes) The fact is that modern life has deprived us of life’s one great luxury: time (Modern Quotes) In modern warfare, journalists are among the first responders, seeking out truth in the turmoil and wreckage, wherever it takes them. (Modern Quotes) Insurance - an ingenious modern game of chance in which the player is permitted to enjoy the comfortable conviction that he is beating the man who keeps the table. (Modern Quotes) In modern fantasy (literary or governmental), killing people is the usual solution to the so-called war between good and evil. (Modern Quotes) Modern medical advances have helped millions of people live longer, healthier lives. We owe these improvements to decades of investment in medical research (Modern Quotes)

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