"Both life-planning and the adoption of lifestyle options become (in principle) integrated with bodily regimes. It would be quite short-sighted to see this phenomenon only in terms of changing ideals of bodily appearance (such as slimness or youthfulness), or as solely brought about by the commodifying influence of advertising. We become responsible for the design of our own bodies, and in a certain sense noted above are forced to do so the more post-traditional the social contexts in which we move."

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Source : Anthony Giddens (2013). “Modernity and Self-Identity: Self and Society in the Late Modern Age”, p.107, John Wiley & Sons

Anthony Giddens

#Moving Quotes #Adoption Quotes #Design Quotes

“Don't give your money to the church. They should be giving their money to you.”
“We were proclaiming ourselves political hypocrites before the world, by thus fostering Human Slavery and proclaiming ourselves, at the same time, the sole friends of Human Freedom.”
“The story you choose to tell isn't always the story you believe.”

Source : Nova Ren Suma (2011). “Imaginary Girls”, p.35, Penguin
“If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none.”
“Only time will tell if it was time well-spent”
“'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' has to be one of the most ridiculous hit singles that any international superstars have given the world.”
“You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award.”

Source : "The Gospel According To John Corigliano". Interview with Frank J. Oteri, www.newmusicbox.org. February 1, 2005.
“I quite like post-apocalyptic films, things like 'Mad Max' for instance, because they are so full on and there is something quite cleansing about the post-apocalyptic because you can see where we all think we're heading.”

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