A society that has made nostalgia a marketable commodity on the cultural exchange quickly repudiates the suggestion that life in the past was in any important way better than life today. – Christopher Lasch
Drugs are merely the most obvious form of addiction in our society. Drug addiction is one of the things that undermines traditional values. – Christopher Lasch
Ostensibly rigorous and realistic, contemporary conservatism is an ideology of denial. Its symbol is a smile button. – Christopher Lasch
The model of ownership, in a society organized round mass consumption, is addiction. – Christopher Lasch
Somethings happened in our society which I dont think is beneficial, and thats that you see the public being fed box-office news. Newscasts now, every local station – Ive been traveling around the country a lot, and you see the local news, and they give box-office reports. – Bryan Cranston