Top 1200 Contemporary Quotes & Sayings - Page 3
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Last updated on December 25, 2024.
Novels, except as aids to masturbation, play no part in contemporary life.
Ben Wheatley continues to be one of the most original voices in contemporary film.
The contemporary authors I most admire are Nick Hornby and Jonathan Tropper.
The 1,000 Buddha, to me, is almost like a contemporary art piece.
I can inhabit any character in a way that is difficult to do successfully in a contemporary novel.
Mother's taste was eclectic and ranged from the ancient world to the contemporary from Europe to the U.S.
With contemporary music, you automatically get connected. It connects you to the emotion of the characters.
I think book clubs should read more contemporary poetry.
I tell myself that I created the wardrobe of the contemporary woman, that I participated in the transformation of my times.
Pearl Harbor is strenuously respectful of contemporary sensitivities, sometimes at the cost of accuracy.
There are elements to the 19th century which just don't work for contemporary audiences.
My musical life started with hearing and being fascinated by contemporary music.
I'm a bit of a traditionalist, but I kind of mangle things as I perform in a contemporary way.
The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want.
There are few subjects that match the social significance of women's education in the contemporary world.
Westminster is a piece of this city's energy, something the contemporary world has forgotten.
So much of contemporary liberalism seems to be never having grown up.
The most prevalent poetic representation of contemporary experience is the mimesis of disorientation by non sequitor.
Going back to the noir fiction of the 30s, 40s and 50s. It's very contemporary.
I don't think anybody does contemporary R&B albums better than me.
The contemporary Christian mind is starved, and as a result we have small, impoverished souls.
During my career I've enjoyed re-invigorating and contextualizing classic characters that are relatable to contemporary audiences.
No aspect of our contemporary lives has been untouched by women's work.
A contemporary painting is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it and not a predetermined figure.
Our contemporary life is based on information that can change at any time.
The most striking feature of contemporary culture is the unslaked craving for transcendence.
The most damaging aspect of contemporary living is short-term thinking.
Though the contemporary shows are good, I prefer sitcoms like my father's.
My persona is less miserable than a lot of contemporary poetry speakers are.
Not that many people, even contemporary writers, write about right now.
The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.
Contemporary thinkers would say that man is continuously transcending himself.
I was listening to the first record the other day, and it sounds remarkably contemporary.
Mimi Fox is one of the most exciting contemporary jazz guitarists I've heard.
I've always been interested in dance and want to be a trained contemporary dancer.
The contemporary form of true greatness lies in a civilization founded on the spirituality of work.
When I was a teenager, I was a voracious reader of crime fiction, but only contemporary books.
A creator is so completely contemporary that he has the appearance of being ahead of his generation.
I am interested in seeing if you can create on film pieces that feel contemporary and urgent.
The greatest need of the contemporary international system is an agreed concept of order.
Even the contemporary horror authors who have seriously influenced me are a disparate bunch.
When fashion sweeps in, artists follow suit. I think this is the malady of contemporary art.
The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as the generation gap.
Contemporary literature in the West has shown some signs of ethical change.
The basic unit for contemporary art is not the idea, but the analysis of and extension of sensations.
I love contemporary art, although I wouldn't want a pickled shark in my house.
Contemporary man has rationalized the myths, but he has not been able to destroy them.
There is nothing more trite than a period room imposed on a contemporary setting.
But I don't think that poetry is a good, to use a contemporary word, venue, for current events.
All my films have raised questions on issues that are contemporary and relevant to our times.
To have a sense of contemporary ownership of Shakespeare is the most important thing to his work.
I wanted to make a kids' film that would strengthen contemporary mythology.
Contemporary American psychiatrist
It is a happy talent to know how to play.
In fact, I don't watch a lot of contemporary comedy for fear of being influenced by it.
I've never been at odds with the world of contemporary artists. If there is any animosity, it's one-sided.
I read a ton of fiction - historical, contemporary, literary, commercial, I love it all.
I never do releases to try and make or break some contemporary band.
I've come to realize that the contemporary creative culture is not generating the best possible outcome.
As a major contemporary composer, Madonna should not let the eye dictate to the ear.
There are contemporary artists that I hate with all my heart. These are provocateurs that are without feeling. Where is the real emotion?
