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Modernity Quotes

The characteristic feature of modernity is criticism: what is new is set over and against what is old, and it is this constant contrast that constitutes the continuity of tradition Picture Quote #1

Modernity has been largely shaped for Jews by three momentous experiences: the acquisition of citizenship by individual Jews in secular nation-states, the destruction of one-third of Jewry in the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel Picture Quote #1

Not only Freud but artists and writers were also interested in the unconscious. It was medicine that made the first steps toward modernity Picture Quote #1

In Lebanon, there are completely different opinions and values in one country in terms of religion, modernity, tradition, East and West - which allows for a kind of intellectual development not available anywhere else Picture Quote #1

A hostility to modernity is shared by ideologies that have nothing else in common - a nostalgia for moral clarity, small-town intimacy, family values, primitive communism, ecological sustainability, communitarian solidarity, or harmonies with the rhythms of nature Picture Quote #1

I’m drawn to the 1950s for lots of reasons - everything from the fashion to the increasing sense of freedom and modernity that builds throughout the decade Picture Quote #1

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When we dream about those who are long since forgotten or dead, it is a sign that we have undergone a radical transformation and that the ground on which we live has been completely dug up: then the dead rise up, and our antiquity becomes modernity Picture Quote #1

Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, which make up one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immutable. This transitory fugitive element, which is constantly changing, must not be despised or neglected Picture Quote #1

Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immovable Picture Quote #1

Modernity signifies the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art of which the other half is the eternal and the immutable Picture Quote #1

All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is wrong: atheism is only one belief system among many Picture Quote #1

My purpose is to make a movie to make you warm. To give you some heat. Now, this rational world has become a place where only what is cool is good. Do you cut the movie on the basis of the beat of modernity or the basis of the beat of your own heart? Picture Quote #1

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When I decided to get married at 40, I couldn’t find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That’s when I saw the opportunity for a wedding gown business Picture Quote #1

Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure Picture Quote #1

America was born modern; it did not have to achieve modernity, nor did it have modernity thrust upon it Picture Quote #1

America’s vulnerability comes precisely from its strength, its wealth, its power and its modernity. It’s the usual story of the dog chasing its own tail Picture Quote #1

Buddhism, I think, is probably facing the single most difficult transition from one historical epoch to another, which is really the transition to modernity Picture Quote #1

What has been cut apart cannot be glued back together. Abandon all hope of totality, future as well as past, you who enter the world of fluid modernity Picture Quote #1

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Food made by hand is an act of defiance and runs contrary to everything in our modernity. Find it; eat it; it will go. It has been around for millennia. Now it is evanescent, like a season Picture Quote #1

As countries grapple with modernization, people who are left behind tend to hold firmer and firmer to their view of the evil of modernity Picture Quote #1

Amongst the many definitions, there is one that may be generally agreed upon: modernity is the epoch in which simply being modern became a decisive value in itself Picture Quote #1

It is obvious that all sense has gone out of modern marriage; which is, however, no objection to marriage but to modernity Picture Quote #1

Maybe this is just me, but as time goes by, I’m more bewildered by modernity. It gets more unfathomable with every passing year Picture Quote #1

And Shanghai is amazing. I’m a fan of science fiction so when you’re there in the night with all the lights and all this modernity, it’s like a set in a movie Picture Quote #1

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My biggest problem with modernity may lie in the growing separation of the ethical and the legal Picture Quote #1

Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer Picture Quote #1

This is the tragedy of modernity: as with neurotically overprotective parents, those trying to help are often hurting us the most Picture Quote #1

Another definition of modernity: conversations can be more and more completely reconstructed with clips from other conversations taking place at the same time on the planet Picture Quote #1

Is this the curse of modernity, to live in a world without judgment, without perspective, no context for understanding or distinguishing what is real and what is imagined, what is manipulated and what is by chance beautiful, what is shadow and what is flesh? Picture Quote #1

America is the original version of modernity. We are the dubbed or subtitled version. America ducks the question of origins; it cultivates no origin or mythical authenticity; it has no past and no founding truth. Having known no primitive accumulation of time, it lives in a perpetual present Picture Quote #1

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The characteristic feature of modernity is criticism: what is new is set over and against what is old, and it is this constant contrast that constitutes the continuity of tradition. (Modernity Quotes) Modernity has been largely shaped for Jews by three momentous experiences: the acquisition of citizenship by individual Jews in secular nation-states, the destruction of one-third of Jewry in the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel. (Modernity Quotes) Not only Freud but artists and writers were also interested in the unconscious. It was medicine that made the first steps toward modernity. (Modernity Quotes) In Lebanon, there are completely different opinions and values in one country in terms of religion, modernity, tradition, East and West - which allows for a kind of intellectual development not available anywhere else. (Modernity Quotes) A hostility to modernity is shared by ideologies that have nothing else in common - a nostalgia for moral clarity, small-town intimacy, family values, primitive communism, ecological sustainability, communitarian solidarity, or harmonies with the rhythms of nature. (Modernity Quotes) I’m drawn to the 1950s for lots of reasons - everything from the fashion to the increasing sense of freedom and modernity that builds throughout the decade. (Modernity Quotes) When we dream about those who are long since forgotten or dead, it is a sign that we have undergone a radical transformation and that the ground on which we live has been completely dug up: then the dead rise up, and our antiquity becomes modernity (Modernity Quotes) Modernity is the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, which make up one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immutable. This transitory fugitive element, which is constantly changing, must not be despised or neglected (Modernity Quotes) Modernity is the transient, the fleeting, the contingent; it is one half of art, the other being the eternal and the immovable (Modernity Quotes) Modernity signifies the transitory, the fugitive, the contingent, the half of art of which the other half is the eternal and the immutable (Modernity Quotes) All theory of modernity in sociology suggests that the more modernity there is, the less religion. In my theory we can realize that this is wrong: atheism is only one belief system among many (Modernity Quotes) My purpose is to make a movie to make you warm. To give you some heat. Now, this rational world has become a place where only what is cool is good. Do you cut the movie on the basis of the beat of modernity or the basis of the beat of your own heart? (Modernity Quotes) When I decided to get married at 40, I couldn’t find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That’s when I saw the opportunity for a wedding gown business (Modernity Quotes) Modernity exists in the form of a desire to wipe out whatever came earlier, in the hope of reaching at least a point that could be called a true present, a point of origin that marks a new departure (Modernity Quotes) America was born modern; it did not have to achieve modernity, nor did it have modernity thrust upon it (Modernity Quotes) America’s vulnerability comes precisely from its strength, its wealth, its power and its modernity. It’s the usual story of the dog chasing its own tail (Modernity Quotes) Buddhism, I think, is probably facing the single most difficult transition from one historical epoch to another, which is really the transition to modernity (Modernity Quotes) What has been cut apart cannot be glued back together. Abandon all hope of totality, future as well as past, you who enter the world of fluid modernity (Modernity Quotes) Food made by hand is an act of defiance and runs contrary to everything in our modernity. Find it; eat it; it will go. It has been around for millennia. Now it is evanescent, like a season (Modernity Quotes) As countries grapple with modernization, people who are left behind tend to hold firmer and firmer to their view of the evil of modernity (Modernity Quotes) Amongst the many definitions, there is one that may be generally agreed upon: modernity is the epoch in which simply being modern became a decisive value in itself (Modernity Quotes) It is obvious that all sense has gone out of modern marriage; which is, however, no objection to marriage but to modernity (Modernity Quotes) Maybe this is just me, but as time goes by, I’m more bewildered by modernity. It gets more unfathomable with every passing year (Modernity Quotes) And Shanghai is amazing. I’m a fan of science fiction so when you’re there in the night with all the lights and all this modernity, it’s like a set in a movie (Modernity Quotes) My biggest problem with modernity may lie in the growing separation of the ethical and the legal (Modernity Quotes) Modernity has replaced ethics with legalese, and the law can be gamed with a good lawyer (Modernity Quotes) This is the tragedy of modernity: as with neurotically overprotective parents, those trying to help are often hurting us the most (Modernity Quotes) Another definition of modernity: conversations can be more and more completely reconstructed with clips from other conversations taking place at the same time on the planet (Modernity Quotes) Is this the curse of modernity, to live in a world without judgment, without perspective, no context for understanding or distinguishing what is real and what is imagined, what is manipulated and what is by chance beautiful, what is shadow and what is flesh? (Modernity Quotes) America is the original version of modernity. We are the dubbed or subtitled version. America ducks the question of origins; it cultivates no origin or mythical authenticity; it has no past and no founding truth. Having known no primitive accumulation of time, it lives in a perpetual present (Modernity Quotes)

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