Modern Society Quotes

93 quotes by 83 authors

Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation… — Ambrose Bierce
In modern society, where most people live in cities, and where both needs and wishes are absolved through the same remote agency - money -… — James Buchan
I believe that the entire effort of modern society should be concentrated on the endeavor to outlaw war as a method of the solution of… — Douglas MacArthur
Modern society will find no solution to the ecological problem unless it takes a serious look at its lifestyle. — Pope John Paul II
Traditional people of Indian nations have interpreted the two roads that face the light-skinned race as the road to technology and the road to spirituality.… — William Commanda
The separation of talent and skill is one of the largest misconceptions in modern society. Talent is something you born with, but skill can only… — Will Smith
Christianity even when watered down is hot enough to boil all modern society to rags. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
But for the Jews this moral-spiritual issue raises the same societal problem it does for the Greeks: how can a man have the "right" to… — Kenny Smith
There is not way that you can have a decent life as a man if you aren't awake and aware every moment. Show up for… — Eustace Conway
Production and consumption are the nipples of modern society. Thus suckled, humanity grows in strength and beauty; rising standard of living, all modern conveniences, distractions… — Raoul Vaneigem
I am glad that I am not raising kids today. And Iâ€™m rather pessimistic that my grandchildren will enjoy the great society that Iâ€™ve enjoyed… — Antonin Scalia
The degradation of the sense of symbol in modern society is one of its many signs of spiritual decay. — Thomas Merton
What is peculiar to modern societies is not that they consigned sex to a shadow existence, but that they dedicated themselves to speaking of it… — Michel Foucault
In modern societies, some members of ethnic minority groups do not want to feel compelled to heed the voices of their communities when participating as… — Unknown Author
It seems that soccer tournaments create those relationships: people gathered together in pubs and living rooms, a whole country suddenly caring about the same event.… — Simon Kuper
The tremendous and still accelerating development of science and technology has not been accompanied by an equal development in social, economic and political patterns â€¦it… — Ralph Linton
Evidence is strongly suggesting Bipolar Disorder - previously known as Manic Depression - may be dramatically increasing in modern society. — Unknown Author
The spectacle is the bad dream of a modern society in chains and ultimately expresses nothing more than its wish for sleep. The spectacle is… — Guy Debord
To an age which has unashamedly sold itself to the gods of greed, pride, sex, and self-will, the church mumbles on about God's kindness but… — J I Packer
Modern societies march towards morality in proportion as they leave religion behind. — Unknown Author

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