#modern times

One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time. ↗

— Idries Shah

#beliefs #believe #come #illustrative #in the past

In prehistoric times, mankind often had only two choices in crisis situations: fight or flee. In modern times, humor offers us a third alternative; fight, flee - or laugh. ↗

— Robert Orben

#choices #crisis #fight #flee #had

The rise of the Dutch Republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times. ↗

— John Lothrop Motley

#events #ever #leading #modern #modern times

It's only in modern times that we have come to glorify vampirism. ↗

— Guillermo del Toro

#glorify #modern #modern times #only #times