Society Quotes | Beyond Motive 13/78

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Society Quotes

"The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience."

"The ultimate sin of any performer is contempt for the audience."

Lester Bangs, American Critic

Society, Contempt, Sin

15

"No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady."

"No gentleman ever discusses any relationship with a lady."

Keith Miller, American Author

Society, Lady, Gentleman

15

"It seemed to me that this world has a serious shortage of both logic and kindness."

"It seemed to me that this world has a serious shortage of both logic and kindness."

Haruki Murakami, Japanese Writer

Society, Logic, Kindness, Reality

15

"Those who are rich cannot see reasons for poor becoming poorer and those who are poor cannot see reasons for rich getting richer."

"Those who are rich cannot see reasons for poor becoming poorer and those who are poor cannot see reasons for rich getting richer."

Santosh Kalwar, Nepalese Poet

Society, Wealth, Poverty, Social, Economy

15

"Economic progress, in capitalist society, means turmoil."

"Economic progress, in capitalist society, means turmoil."

Joseph A. Schumpeter, American Economist

Society, Progress

15

"Marx, as we have seen, solved it by declaring capital to be a different thing from product, and maintaining that it belonged to society and should be seized by society and employed for the benefit of all alike."

"Marx, as we have seen, solved it by declaring capital to be a different thing from product, and maintaining that it belonged to society and should be seized by society and employed for the benefit of all alike."

Benjamin Tucker, American Activist

15

"Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves."

"Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves."

Joseph Priestley, English Scientist

Society, War, Politicians, Teenagers

15

"Well, yeah," Dovey said. "That's America. We watch shows about rich people's houses and their designer dresses and we drool. It's patriotic."

"Well, yeah," Dovey said. "That's America. We watch shows about rich people's houses and their designer dresses and we drool. It's patriotic."

Barbara Kingsolver, American Novelist

Society, America, Wealth, Media, Desire

15

"The church potential is measured by their society impact."

"The church potential is measured by their society impact."

Alin Sav, Romanian Author

Society, Influence, Power, Community, Church

15

"It appears that the media filters we carry in our heads are like computers: they've been forced to get faster in order to keep up with the demands our high-speed society puts on them."

"It appears that the media filters we carry in our heads are like computers: they've been forced to get faster in order to keep up with the demands our high-speed society puts on them."

Roy H. Williams, American Businessman

Society, Media, Order

14

"What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos."

"What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos."

Herbert Read, English Poet

14

"Falsehood is a perennial spring."

"Falsehood is a perennial spring."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

Society, Falsehood, Spring

14

"The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations."

"The U.S. Constitution protects our privacy from the prying eyes of government. It does not, however, protect us from the prying eyes of companies and corporations."

Simon Sinek, British Author

Society, Privacy, Government, Corporations

14

"The British system denied any role for human creativity, and instead argued, that if man merely followed his hedonistic desires, pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain, objective laws would naturally guide society to achieve the best allocation of wealth."

"The British system denied any role for human creativity, and instead argued, that if man merely followed his hedonistic desires, pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain, objective laws would naturally guide society to achieve the best allocation of wealth."

Robert Trout, American Journalist

Society, Creativity, Wealth, Laws

14

"I believe that nothing enjoys a higher estate in our society than the right given by the First and Fourteenth Amendments freely to practice and proclaim one's religious convictions."

"I believe that nothing enjoys a higher estate in our society than the right given by the First and Fourteenth Amendments freely to practice and proclaim one's religious convictions."

Frank Murphy, American Politician

Society, First, Nothing, Practice

14

"Intuition becomes increasingly valuable in the new information society precisely because there is so much data."

"Intuition becomes increasingly valuable in the new information society precisely because there is so much data."

John Naisbitt, American Businessman

Society, Information, Intuition

14

"There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the promises he made in order to get elected; that's when he doesn't forget them."

"There is only one thing more harmful to society than an elected official forgetting the promises he made in order to get elected; that's when he doesn't forget them."

John McCarthy, American Politician

Society, Forget, Order, Promises

14

"You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches."

"You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches."

Frank Deford, American Writer

Society, Animals

14

"However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly."

"However novel it may appear, I shall venture the assertion, that, until women assume the place in society which good sense and good feeling alike assign to them, human improvement must advance but feebly."

Frances Wright, Scottish Writer

Society, Women, Feeling, Improvement

14

"Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure."

"Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure."

Ambrose Bierce, American Journalist

Society, Control, Earth, Land

14

"Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being."

"Girls are the future mothers of our society, and it is important that we focus on their well-being."

Miriam Makeba, South African Musician

Society, Focus, Future, Girls

14

"The violence in society, I'm afraid, is perpetrated by the people at the top."

"The violence in society, I'm afraid, is perpetrated by the people at the top."

Rob Walton, Canadian Athlete

Society, People, Violence

14

"When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say."

"When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say."

Maggie Kuhn, American Activist

14

"There's only one free person in this society, and he is white and male."

"There's only one free person in this society, and he is white and male."

Hazel Scott, American Musician

14

"I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist."

"I've never seen a monument erected to a pessimist."

Paul Harvey, American Journalist

Society, Monument

14

"It has been said that civilization is twenty-four hours and two meals away from barbarism."

"It has been said that civilization is twenty-four hours and two meals away from barbarism."

Neil Gaiman, British Author

Society, Civilization, Survival, Behavior

14

"The night is a skin pulled over the head of day that the day may be in torment."

"The night is a skin pulled over the head of day that the day may be in torment."

Djuna Barnes, American Novelist

Society, Day, May, Night, Skin

14

"Literature that keeps employing new linguistic and formal modes of expression to draft a panorama of society as a whole while at the same time exposing it, tearing the masks from its face - for me that would be deserving of an award."

"Literature that keeps employing new linguistic and formal modes of expression to draft a panorama of society as a whole while at the same time exposing it, tearing the masks from its face - for me that would be deserving of an award."

Elfriede Jelinek, American Playwright

Society, Time, Draft, Expression

14

"When they show the destruction of society on color TV, I want to be able to look out over Los Angeles and make sure they get it right."

"When they show the destruction of society on color TV, I want to be able to look out over Los Angeles and make sure they get it right."

Phil Ochs, American Musician

Society, Destruction, Right, Want

14

"Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together."

"Laughter is, after speech, the chief thing that holds society together."

Max Eastman, American Author

Society, Laughter, Speech

14

"Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans."

"Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans."

Max Baucus, American Politician

Society, Americans, Rights, Respect

14

"At one of the annual conventions of the American Society for Aesthetics much confusion arose when the Society for Anesthetics met at the same time in the same hotel."

"At one of the annual conventions of the American Society for Aesthetics much confusion arose when the Society for Anesthetics met at the same time in the same hotel."

Rudolf Arnheim, German Artist

Society, Time, Aesthetics, American

14

"The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope."

"The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope."

Irving Babbitt, American Critic

Society, Order, Will

14

"Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion. We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal, our governance will emerge."

"Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion. We believe that from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and the commonweal, our governance will emerge."

John Perry Barlow, American Writer

Society, Ethics, Order, Self, Will

14

"Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law."

"Society is well governed when its people obey the magistrates, and the magistrates obey the law."

Solon, Greek Statesman

Society, People, Law

14

"The first internal relation that is essential to a secret society is the reciprocal confidence of its members."

"The first internal relation that is essential to a secret society is the reciprocal confidence of its members."

Georg Simmel, German Sociologist

Society, Confidence, First

14

"There were people who said the Society of Cincinnati in the American revolution, of which George Washington was one of the shining lights, was a branch of the Illuminati."

"There were people who said the Society of Cincinnati in the American revolution, of which George Washington was one of the shining lights, was a branch of the Illuminati."

Carroll Quigley, American Writer

Society, People, Revolution

14

"Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast."

"Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast."

Ken Kesey, American Author

Society, Fascism

14

"On the other hand, one factor helps us that no other liberation struggle in this region could count on - our liberation front is characterized by relatively highly developed class forces, tested in political struggles."

"On the other hand, one factor helps us that no other liberation struggle in this region could count on - our liberation front is characterized by relatively highly developed class forces, tested in political struggles."

Joe Slovo, South African Politician

Society, Class, Struggle, Southafrican

14

"It is obvious, moreover, that the formation of price in capitalist society must differ from the formation of price in social conditions based upon the simple production of commodities."

"It is obvious, moreover, that the formation of price in capitalist society must differ from the formation of price in social conditions based upon the simple production of commodities."

Rudolf Hilferding, Austrian Economist

Society, Obvious, Production

14

"The Middle East is literally going up in flames, as is California, and Katrina's problems haven't been solved, and Congress' response is to criticize Federal judges."

"The Middle East is literally going up in flames, as is California, and Katrina's problems haven't been solved, and Congress' response is to criticize Federal judges."

Alcee Hastings, American Politician

Society, Congress, Judges, Problems

14

"In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought."

"In the information society, nobody thinks. We expect to banish paper, but we actually banish thought."

Michael Crichton, American Author

Society, Thought, Information

14

"Women have face-lifts in a society in which women without them appear to vanish from sight."

"Women have face-lifts in a society in which women without them appear to vanish from sight."

Naomi Wolf, American Author

Society, Women, Sight

14

"We in the press have a special role since there is no other institution in our society that can hold the President accountable. I do believe that our democracy can endure and prevail only if the American people are informed."

"We in the press have a special role since there is no other institution in our society that can hold the President accountable. I do believe that our democracy can endure and prevail only if the American people are informed."

Helen Thomas, American Journalist

Society, People, Democracy

14

"My father always taught me to appreciate what you're fortunate to have and give back to those who need it. No part of our society is more important than the children, especially the ones who need our help."

"My father always taught me to appreciate what you're fortunate to have and give back to those who need it. No part of our society is more important than the children, especially the ones who need our help."

Dan Marino, American Athlete

Society, Father, Children, Help

14

"That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse."

"That is ever the way. Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse."

J. M. Barrie, Scottish Novelist

Society, Jealousy, Wishes

14

"Socialism, on the contrary, extends its function to the description of society as it should be, and the discovery of the means of making it what it should be."

"Socialism, on the contrary, extends its function to the description of society as it should be, and the discovery of the means of making it what it should be."

Benjamin Tucker, American Activist

Society, Discovery, Socialism

14

"There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think."

"There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think."

Sigourney Weaver, American Actress

14

"And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette."

"And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette."

Minoru Yamasaki, American Architect

Society, Delight, Gain, Joy

14

"One does, after all, take on many of the givens of a society when one takes on its language."

"One does, after all, take on many of the givens of a society when one takes on its language."

Alma Guillermoprieto, Mexican Journalist

Society, Language

14

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