Modern Quotes - Page 8
I'm gonna put all my money into taxes. They're sure to go up.
Sam Levenson (1979). “You can say that again, Sam! The choice wit and wisdom of Sam Levenson”, Macmillan Reference USA
The classical man's worst fear was inglorious death; the modern man's worst fear is just death
Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms”, p.96, Random House
Victimization status is the modern promised land of absolution from personal responsibility.
Dr. Laura Schlessinger (2009). “How Could You Do That?!: Abdication of Character, Courage, Consci”, p.17, Harper Collins
Joyce Cary (1985). “Triptych”, Penguin Classics
"Motivation and Personality". Book by Abraham Maslow, p. 123, 1954.
Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science.
Stephen Hawking (2009). “A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes”, p.155, Random House
Nothing is so dangerous as being too modern; one is apt to grow old fashioned quite suddenly.
1895 Lord Mark by. An Ideal Husband, act 2.
Octavio Paz (1973). “Alternating Current”, p.17, Arcade Publishing
In the history of modern capitalism, crises are the norm, not the exception.
Nouriel Roubini, Stephen Mihm (2010). “Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance”, p.17, Penguin